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<JATECHISM,    CONFESSIOX    OF   FAITH 
AND   LITURGY 

OF    THE 

^REFORMED  DUTCH  CHURCH 

IN    NORTH    AMERICA. 

5;ELECTED  AT  THE  REQUKS^T  OF  THE  GENERAL  SYNOD 


BY  JOHN  H.  LIVINGSTON,  D.  D- 
S.  T.  P. 


*'  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom^ 
tenclung  and  admonishing  one  another  in  Psalms  and  Hymns 
.and  Spiritual  Songs,  singing  witli  grace  in  your  hearts  unto 
he  Lord." Col.inAQ. 


NEW-YORK  : 

rniNTED  AND  SOLD  BV  GEORGE  FORMAK, 
OP.NER    OF    PARTITION    AND    GREENWICH- -TR EFT/ 

1814, 


JviSTHICT  OF  Nii.'.?-yonK,  )■  s$. 

^  BE  IT  REMEMBERED,  that  on  llie  eievoulu 
C^T"^  day  of  December,  in  the  lliirty-eiglith  year  of  the 
(^^)  Jndependtince  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
Fetf.h  Wilson,  on  behalf  of  the  Minister,  Elders, 
nnd  Deacons  of  the  Refoimed  Protestant  Dutcli  Churc}i  in 
the  city  of  New-York,  of  the  said  district,  hath  deposited 
in  this  oflace  the  title  of  a  book,  the  rieht  whereof  tliey  claim 
■■}^  proprietors,  in  the  words  and  figures  following,  to  wit : 

The  Psalms  and  Hymns,  with  the  Catechism,  Confession  of 
Faith,  and  J.jiturgy  of  the  Reformed  Dutch  Church  in  North 
America.  Selected  at  the  req\iest  of  the  General  Synod. 
r»y  John  11.  Livingston,  D.  D.  S.  T.  P. 

*'  Let  tiie  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  ricljly  in  all  \^isdom, 
'"achin;:  and  adniomshing  one  another  in  Psalms  and  Hymns 
.ivA  Spiritual  Sonirs,  sinking;  with  grace  in  your  hearts  unto 

the  Lord." Col.  iii.  IG.  ' 

In  conformity  to  the  act  of  the  conjiress  of  the  United 
States,  entitled,  '*  An  Act  for  tiie  encourogrment  of  learnins:, 
])y  sccunn2;  the  copies  of  maps,  ciiarts,  and  books,  to  the  au- 
thors and  proprietors  of  such  copies  during  tlie  times  therein 
inentioned,"  and  also  to  an  act,  entitled,  *'  An  Act,  supple- 
u'ntary  to  an  act,  entitled,  an  act  for  the  encouragement  Oi 
.  irning,  by  securing  the  copies  of  maps,  charts,  and  books, 
)  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  euch  copies,  during  tlie 
hues  tiierein  r.'.f-ntiorK'd,  and  extendi nir  tlie  benefit^  tliercof 
0  ih:i  arts  of  designing,  engraving,  and  etching  historical 
:.d  otl.icr  prints." 

THERON  RUDD, 
Clcik  of  tlie  New-York  District 


ACTS  AND  PROCEEDINGS 

Of  iJie  General  Synod  of  the  Rformcd  Dutch  Church  ir. 
North  America,  held  at  Albany^  June,  1812. 

\    REVISION  of  the  Psalms  and  Hymn>!  riO'.v  in  use  ii\ 
the  Dutch  Church,  having  been  requested  and  referred 
to  t lie  General  Synod,  by  tiie  Particular  Synod  of  New- 
York  ;  and  it  being  desirable  that  our  selection  of  Psaln:^ 
and  Hymns  should  be  improved  and  enlarged  : 

Resolvedj  That  the  Synod  request  tlie  Rev.  Dr.  Living- 
ston to  make  a  selection  of  Psalms  and  Kymns  agreeably  to 
the  views  expressed  upon  this  subject ;  and  lliey  appoint  the 
P..ev.  James  V.  C.  Romeyn,  James  S.  Cannon,  Peter  Sted- 
diford  and  John  Sciiureman,  a  committee  to  whom  Cr.  Liv- 
ingston will  submit  the  i?election  ;  but  for  the  (greater  se 
curity  in  a  work  of  such  importance,  it  is  resolved,  tliat  after 
it  is  adopted  by  the  committee,  it  sliall  be  reported  to  the 
General  Synod  and  obtain  their  ultimate  approbation  before 
it  be  publiolied. 

ids  and  Proceedings  of  the  General  Syn^jd  of  the  Reformed. 
Dutch  Church,  held  ai  an  extraordivxiry  session,  at  JVen- 
Yark,  October,  1813. 

THE  committee  to  whom  Professor  Livinp^stoa  was  re- 
quested to  submit  his  selection  of  Psalms  and  Hymns,  re- 
ported :  That  he  had  accomplished  the  work  assigned  him,' 
tliat  they  have  examined  the  same,  and  judge  it  to  be  a 
judicious  and  excellent  selection  j  tliat  they  accordingly 
■  "'--onimcnd  it  to  the  General  Synod  for  their  ultimate  an 


vi        TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Come,  let  our  souls  address  the  Lord  100 

Consider  all  my  sorrows,  Lord  2V2 

D 

David  rejoicM  In  God,  his  strengtll  36 

Deep  in  our  hearts  let  us  record  112 

E 

Early,  my  God,  without  delay  lOl 

Exalt  the  Lord  our  God  165 


Fools  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say  17 

Far  as  thy  name  is  known  80 

Fr«m  foes  that  round  as  rise  97 

Father,  I  sing  thy  wond'rous  grace  1 13 

For  ever  shall  my  song  record  145 

From  age  to  age  exalt  his  name  183 

From  all  that  dwell  below  tlie  skies  198 

Father,  I  bless  thy  gentle  liand  215 

Finn  and  unmovM  are  tliey  '22''i 

For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord  249 

G 

Give  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame  47 

God  of  my  life,  look  gently  down  66 

God  is  our  refuge  in  dl  tress  77 

Great  is  the  Lord  our  God  79 

God  counts  the  sorrows  of  his  saints  95 

Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim  lO'J 

Great  God  attend  to  my  complaint  103 

God  of  ray  childhood,  and  my  youth  1 17 

Great  God,  whose  universal  sway  110 

God,  my  supporter,  and  my  hope  121 

Great  {Shepherd  of  tljine  Israel  132 

Great  God  attend,  while  Zion  sings  137 

God  in  his  earthly  temple  lays  142 

God,  from  his  cloudy  cisiern,  pours  176 

Give  thanks  to  God,  invoke  his  name  173 

God  of  eternal  love  lH2 

Give  thnnks  to  God  ;  he  reigns  abov6  ihid 

God  of  my  mercy  and  my  prnac  189 

Great  is  the  Lord,  his  works  of  might  J 92 

Great  is  the  Lord,  exalted  liigh  233 

Give  thanks  to  Go<l,  most  high  235 

fHvc  to  oixr  God  immortal  praise-  2^7 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES,  vU 

H  Page 

How  Long,  O  Lord,  shall  I  complain  10 

How  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise  20 

Hovr  many  Ebenezers  stand  51 

How  pleasing  is  thy  voice  10 J 

How  long,  eternal  God,  how  \cng  123 

How  awful  is  tliv  ch?ot'ning  rod  127 

How  pleasant,  iiow  divinely  fair  136 

Hear  what  tlic  Lord  in  vision  said  148 

He,  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God  152 

He  reigns;  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns  162 

Hear  me,  O  God,  nor  liide  thy  face  169 

Happy  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord  193 

How  shill  the  young  secure  their  hearts  204 

How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear  221 

Had  not  the  Lord,  mviy  Israel  say  2:J2 

Happy  the  city,  where  their  sons  250 

I 

In  an2;er,  Lord,  rehuke  me  not  7 

I  love  the  volume  of  thy  word  32 

in  thee,  great  God,  with  songs  of  praise  S4 

I  lift  my  soul  to  God  41 

1  will  extol  tiiee.  Lord,  on  high  47 

Into  thy  liand,  O  God  of  truth  49 

I  waited  patient  for  the  Lord  67 

In  Judah,  God  of  old  was  known  125 

It  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand  l'  I 

i  Ipve  the  Lord  ;  lie  heard  my  cries  196 

if  God  succeed  not,  all  tlie  cost  225 

Is  there  ambition  in  my  heart  228 

I  love  thy  kingdom.  Lord  240 

I'll  nraise  my  Maker  with  my  breath  254 

In  Zion's  sacred  gates  2ol 


Just  are  thy  vrays,  and  true  thy  word  25 

feas,  my  Lord,  dotli  condescend  38 

Je^us  my  Shepherd  lives  :J9 

Judge  me,  O  Loid,  and  prove  my  ways  43 

•tudges,  wiio  rule  the  world  by  laws  fi6 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  tiie  sua  J  /9 

Je?Ur,  my  Gofl,  my  all  in  all  1  iO 

Jehovah  rei^nis  :  lie  dwells  in  light  l::(j 

'  ':  to  the  world  f'thc  Lord  is  c/jine  164 


viii       TABLE  OP  FIRST  LINTES. 

Page 

Jesus,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne  190 

Jesus  the  Priest  ascends  the  throne  191 

K 

Keep  me  from  faintmg  in  my  pray'rs  215 

L 

Lord,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray  ii 

Lord,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear  G 

Lord,  what  was  man,  when  made  at  first  10 

Lord,  when  iniquities  abound  l5 

Lord,  f  am  thine  ;  but  thou  wilt  prove  22 

Lord,  thou  hast  formed  my  toul  sincere  24 

Lord,  I  will  bless  thee  all  my  days  5$ 

Lord,  we  have  heard  tliy  works  of  old  74 

Let  Sion  in  her  King  rejoice  77 

Lord,  I  am  vile,  conceivM  in  sin  97 

Let  sinners  take  their  course  93 

Lord  thou  hast  scourgM  our  guilty  land  98 

Let  God  arise  in  all  his  might  109 

Lord,  when  thou  did'st  ascend  on  high  1 10 

Let  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds  128 

Lord  tiiou  hast  planted  with  thy  hands'  132 

Lord,  when  thy  vine  in  Canaan  grew  133 

Lord  of  the  worlds  above  137 

Lord,  thou  hast  callM  thy  grace  to  mind  139 

Lord,  in  a  day  of  powV  divine  144    ^ 

Lord,  if  t]]ine  eyes  survey  our  faults  151     ! 

Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand  156 

Let  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice  171 

Lord,  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry  199 

Lord,  I  esteem  thy  judgments  right  206 

Let  all  the  heatlien  writers  join  ibid 

Lord,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice  207 

Lo  !  what  an  entertaining  sight  231 

Lord,  in  those  dark  and  dismal  dayg  238 

Lord,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o*er  244 

Lord,  what  is  man,  poor  fee))le  man  249 

Let  ev'ry  tongue  thy  mercy  speak  252 

Let  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God  255 

Loud  hallelujaiis  to  the  Lord  259 

M 

My  Gt)d,  the  tempter  would  persuade  4 

My  trust  is  in  my  heavenly  friend  fi 

My  refuge  is  the  God  of  love  H 


*ABLE  OP  FIRST  LINES.  iX 

JvTy  God,  my  God,  w!iy  hast  thou  left  38 

JVIiu*^  eyes  -.nid  my  desire  42 

My  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name  50 

My  Gv-id,  the  steps  of  pious  men  63 

My  spirit  f:inks  within  me,  Lord  71 

My  God,  defend  my  cause  72^ 

My  God,  preserve  my  soul  92 

My  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  sprin^;^  Oi> 

My  soul  of  thy  prote-'tion  sure          '  100 

My  .^pliit  looks  to  God  alone  ibid 

My  (iod,  permit  my  tongue  105 

My  (iod,  my  everlasting  hope  11 J 

My  Saviour,  my  Almighty  Friend  IIG 

My  never  ceasing  songs  shall  show  14S 

Mercy  and  judgment  are  my  song  167 

My  soul,  repeat  his  praise  173 

My  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise  175 

My  God,  consider  my  distress  210 

My  so'd  lies  cleaving  to  the  dii^t  213 

ATy  God,  what  inv»'ard  grief  I  feel  214 

My  God,  while  impious  men  245 

My  God,  accept  my  early  vo  vs  246 

My  righteous  Jucje,  my  gracious  God  247 

My  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise  250 

N 

^Wow,  saith  the  spirit  of  the  I^ord  ^ 

Now  may  the  God  of  pow'rand  grace  33 

Now  let  our  mournful  songs  record  37 

Now  plead  my  cause,  \] mighty  God  57 

Now  he  my  heart  inspir'd  to  sing  75 

Now  siipll  my  solemn  vows  be  p  lid  I  OS 

Not  to  ourselves,  who  are  but  dust  193 

O 

O  Lord,  how  many  are  my  foc^s  3 

O  (jod  oi  grace  ajul  right«'Ousness  ,'? 

O  iiOrd,  our  heav'nly  Iving  9 

Our  rulers,  Lord,  with  .<on^-;  of  praise.  31 

O  God  of  grace,  my  cry  attend  45 

O  Lord  thy  merry,  my  sure  liope  fO 

O  foj-  a  shout  of  sacred  joy  78 

O  thdu,  tlrat  he.ir'st  when  sinners  cry  88 

O  Go  1,  iny  lefu-/-,    lear  m^'  iries  9^1 

O  thou  who^e  .iustice  reigos  on  higti  i^l 


i:         TABLE  OP  FIRST  LINES, 

O  thou,  whose  hand  the  kingdom  swaya  114 

O  ^v  liat  a  stiff  rebellious  house  129 

Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past  1.51 

O  God,  to  Avhom  revenge  belong:?  137 

Of  justice  and  of  grace  J  sing  168 

O  bles?  the  Lord,  my  soul  172 

O  how  I  love  thy  holy  law  205 

O  that  tlie  Lord  would  guide  nay  ways  209 

p  tiiut  my  stitates  ey'ry  iiour  213 

O  thou,  wiiose  grace  and  justice  reiga  '22'Z 

O  h'lppy  man,  whose  :50ul  is  ilUM  22^ 

Out  of  the  depths  of  long  distress  227 

P 

preserve  me,  Lord,  in  time  of  need  IfJ 

Praise  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee  10-1 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name  233 

praise  ye  the  Lord  :  my  lieart  sliall  join  253 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  :  His  good  to  raise  255 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  ;  all  nature  join  262 

R 

B-ejoice,  ye  righteous,  in  the  Lord  52 

Remember,  Lord,  oar  mortal  state  149 

Return,  O  God  of  love,  return  152 

Remember  all  my  sorrows,  Lord  215 

gave  me,  O  Lord,  from  evVy  foe  21 

JSoon  as  I  heard  my  Father  say  44 

gliow  piiy,  Lord,  OLord,  forgive  86 

Sing,  all  y«^  nations  to  the  Lord  107 

Shiiie  on  our  land,  Jehovah,  shine  lOJJ 

Sure  there's  a  rigiiteous  God  120 

Sing  to  the  Lord  aloud  133 

"Salvation  is  for  ever  nigh  139 

Stvetch'd  on  the  bed  of  grief  143 

Bhall  man,  O  God  of  liglit  and  life  144 

Sweet  is  the  wo!  k,  ray  (lod,  my  King  155 

Siug  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name  158 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands  161 

Sing  to  the  Lord  most  high  167 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong  192 

See  what  a  living  Stone  201 

Searcher  and  Saviour  of  my  soul  216 

Siveet  i«  the  memory  of  thy  jirac','  'dI5 1 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  xi 

T  Page 

The  mm  is  ever  blest  I 

Til'  eteriril  Son  with  pow'r  arrayM  2 

Thee  will  1  love,  U  Lord,  my  strength  23 

To  thine  .ilraighty  arm  wo  owe  27 

To  hies?  the  Lord  our  God,  in  strains  divine  :ibid 

Th^  h<  sv'n^  doclire  thy  ;jclory,  Lord  31 

This  j-p.uious  earth  i^  all  tlie  Lo^-d'a  46 

The  Ijord  of  glory  is  my  ligiit  4i 

Thro*  all  the  changing;  scenes  of  life  54 

The  liOrd  forever  guards  tlieja«t  56 

Thii?  I  resolv'd  before  the  Lord  65 

Tedch  me  the  ni-?asure  of  my  days  ibid 

The  wonder?,  Lord,  thy  love  has  wrouglit  69 

The  Kiii^  of  saints  how  fair  his  face  76 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  ids  tlironc  83 

Thus  sailh  the  Lord,  the  spacious  fields  ibid 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches  warns  85 

The  God  of  glory  sends  his  smamons  forth  yibi^. 

There  is  a  God,  all  nature  cries  90 

*Tis  by  tljy  strength  the  mountains  stand  lOJ 

*T\vas  for  my  sake,  eternal  God  112 

The  memVy  of  Christ's  glorious  naaie  119 

To  thee,  most  high  and  holy  God  124 

To  God  I  cried  witii  mournful  voice  126 

Thro'  ev'ry  age,  eternal  God  150 

The  heathen  know  thy  glory,  Lord  161. 

The  Lord  is  come  ;  the  heav'ns  proclaiQi  163: 

Tlie  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high  ibid 

To  our  almighty  Maker,  God  164 

The  Lord,  Jehovah,  reigns  165 

The  Lord  tlie  sov'reign  King  174 

Tliu^  were  the  tribes  from  bondage  freed  13© 

To  God  the  great,  the  ever  blest  '  131 

Thy  v,crks  of  glory,  miglity  Lord  185 

Thus  the  eternal  Father  spake  100 

The  Lord  appears  my  helper  now  198 

This  is  tlie  day,  the  Lord  hath  made  200 

To  thee,  before  tiie  d-^.wning  light  203 

Thou  art  my  portion,  O  my  God  ibid 

Thy  mercies  iill  the  earth,  O  Lord  203 

The  least,  the  feeblest  of  the  shee^)  217 

Thou  God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest  .218 

To  Zion's  hlli  I  lift  my  eyes  219 

he  Lorci  in  Zjon  placM  his  throne  23€ 


%n         TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Page 

Thou,  LorJ.  by  strictest  search  hnst  known  24'2 

To  GoJ  J  made  my  sorrows  known  lil6 

U 

Upward  I  lift  mine  eyc^  II'JO 

Up  from  iiiv  youth  may  Israel  say  21iQ 

V 

Vast  arc  tliy  works,  Almiglity  Lord  177 

Vain  man,  on  foolish  pleasures  bent  181 

W 

"W])y  did  the  lieathen  imdly  rage  U 

With  my  whole  lieart  I'll  raise  my  song  11 

When  the  great  Jinlge,  supreme  and  just  ^  12 

Wiiy  doth  the  Lord  st-ind  olf  so  far  ibid 

1^  hy  do  the  men  of  malice  raee  13 

Who  sh.dl  ascend  thy  heav'nly  place  18 

When  God  is  niglj,  my  faith  i?  strong  20 

We  love  thee,  Lord  and  we  adore  26 

W^ritiiing  in  p-^in,  our  Saviour  pray'd  37 

Wheiv  shnll  the  man  be  found  41 

While  I  keep  .silence  and  conceal  52 

When  man  -rrows  bold  in  sin  59 

Why  should  I  ve\  my  soul  and  fret  60 

Why  do  the  wealthy  wicked  boast  62 

Why  ckyth  the  man  of  riches  e;row  81 

Why  slionld  tiie  haiight>'  tyrant  boast  89 

When  over\vIudu)M  witii  grief  99 

We  ])less  th'.i  Lord,  the  just,  the  good  111 

Will  God  for  ever  c  »5t  us  off  1-2 

When  Israel  sintiM,  the  Lord  rrprov'd  130 

While  life  prolongs  its  precious  light  1  '2 

With  rev'rence  let  thy  saints  appear  1-16 

Who  will  arise  ?wnd  plead  my  ri6;ht  153 

Wlsen  I'haraoh  dirM  to  vex  the  saints  179 

When  God,  provok'd  with  darina;  crimes  18G 

Wh«*n  Isriel  freed  from  Pharaoli's  hand  195 

Wh,it  shall  I  render  to  my  God  197 

With  my  whole  Sieart  Tve  soupiht  thy  face  211 

^Vhen  piiii  an.'l  ine;uibh  seize  me,  Lord  214 

When  God  restor'd  our  captive  stale  224 

When  (iod  reveal'd  hi«  gracious  nime  ibid 

W  here  shall  we  go,  to  seek  and  t'nd  229 

WiiK  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue  ^U 


TA15LE  OP  FIRST  LINES.       xln 

When  I  with  plcasiiif^  wonder  stand  243 

Witli  soDffs  and  honours  sounding  load  256 


Ye  sons  of  pride  that  hat^  the  just  1/2 

Yet  (sailh  the  Lord)  if  David's  race  143 

Ye  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race  i  j1 

Ye  servants  of  th'  Almighty  King  J94 

Ye  that  obey  th'  immortal  King  ^Z 

Ye  tribes  of  Adam,  join  2^7 


A  TABLE 

TO   FIND    ANY    HYMN,    OR   PART    OF    A    EYS:?:,    BY    TllW 
FIRST    LINE. 

Page 

DAM  in  Paradise  was  plac'd  270 

All  hail,  thou  great  Im.manael  2H0 

Almighty  God  we  praise,  and  own  28^ 

Almighty  Father,  gracious  Lord  295 

And  did  the  holy  and  the  just  315 

■And  must  thi>  body  die  316 

Amazing  grace  !  how  sweet  the  sound  334 

Attend,  ye  children  of  your  God  343 

A  good  high-prie<t  is  come  351 

Am  1  a  soldier  of  the  cross  378 

Among  the  princes,  earthly  gods  335 

A?cend  thy  throne,  almighty  King  337 

As  wlien  the  wemy  traveller  gains  397 

Amen  !  My  Father  hears  my  prayers  395 

At  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord    .  -410 

Awake,  av^ake  tiie  sacred  song  425 
Alas !  liow  cliang'd  that  lovely  flcw'r                        '        455 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song  47© 

B 

Beliold  the  woman's  promisM  seed  280 

Begone  unbelief  284 

Beneath  a  nnm'rous  train  of  ills  291 

Bri;:ht  King  of  gloiy,  dreadful  God  305 

Behold  what  wondrous  grace  306 

Behold  the  sin-atoning  Lamb  3H 

Beliold  !  the  potter  moulds  the  clay  32^ 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds  aSD 


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Bl«\-t  Jesm,  source  of  evVy  grace  3^ 

By  iailfi  in  Christ  we're  justiHed  339 

13<!iold  what  condescendini;  love  347 

Blow  yc  the  trumpet,  biovv  337 

Briilit  as  the  sun's  meridian  blaze  387 

Blf^^t  be  th'  Eternal  Iniinile  423 

Bl '^t  is  the  man  whoj^e  heart  expands  431 

JBeliold  !  the  grace  appears  460 

Behold  the  saints,  belovM  of  God  471 

C 

Come,  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name  307 

Cojne,  Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  dove  328 

Can  creatures,  to  perfection,  find  1^5 

Come,  dcarebt  Lord,  and  feed  tliy  shcepi  369 

Clunour  and  wiath,  and  war  be  gone  373 

Come  slioul  aloud  the  Father's  grace  385 

Come  in,  ye  bles.-ied  of  tiie  Lord  4011 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  ris'u  to-day  42ii 

D 

Dear  Saviour,  we  are  thine  iJ73 

Destruction's  daug'rous  road  1132 

Deresto!"  all  the  names  above  oil 

Day  o''  judgfucnt,  day  of  wonders  324 

Dear  Lord,  and  shall  thy  Spirit  rest  326 

Dare  we  indulge  our  wrath  and  strife  373 

Descend  fiom  :ie;»v'n,  immortal  Dove  3S4 

Death,  with  his  diead  coinj«ission  seal'd  441 

Death  !  'lis  a  melanchol.v  day  432 

Death  cannot  ra-'ke  our  souls  afraid  433 

Death  may  dissolve  my  bod)-  now  4bS 

B 

Eternal  Kinj  '  the  jrrcatest,  best  :^75 

EnM  tvM  by  sin,  and  hound  in  chains  L'77 

Ere  the  blue  heiv'ns  were  stretch'd  abroad  1.'79 

Eternal  Spirit !  we  confess  320 

Eternal  God  !   Almighty  cau^c  364 

Eteru  d  sov'rei;;ii  of  the  sky  3Tl 

intern  1  Pow'r  I  Avhose  Idgh  abode    .  380 

Eternal  Kinj;,  entnron'd  above  400 

Ele:(iit\  !  i^tupendou?  theme  418 

Eternal  life  I  iiow  swctt  -lie  sound  if>i4 

i^ierr/al  houi ce  of  evTy  joy  4?!' 


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Faith  ! — 'tis  a  precious  grace  283 

Far,  far  be j and  these  lower  skies  320 

Forgivene>« !  'tis  a  joyful  sound  331 

Fatner  of  mercies,  in  tny  word  358 

Fatiier  of  faithful  Abn'rn,  bear  388 

FrfKjuent  the  day  of  God  returns  432 

Father  of  mercies  send  thy  grace  4^0 

G 

God,  ia  the  gospel  of  his  Son  281 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way  292 

God  n-itk  us  /  O  glorious  naaje  30  J 

Go  preach  my  gospel,  saiih  the  Lord  354 

Great  source  of  order.  Maker  wise  371 

Great  God,  thy  holy  law  commands  376 

Gr:^ce  has  enabled  me  to  love  379 

God  of  our  lives,  thy  constant  care  423 

Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand  424 

Great  God,  to  tliee  my  evening  song  430 

Great  Father  of  m^jikind  434 

Great  God,  the  nation*:  of  the  earth  437 

Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies  443 

H 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  soimds  29Z 

H'irk  the  glad  sound  !   the  Saviour's  come  310 

Hear  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  proclaims  315 

How  long  shall  death,  the  tyrant,  reign  333 

How  happy  are  the  souls  above  336 

How  pweet  and  awful  is  the  place  351 

How  can  1  sink  with  such  a  prop  358 

How  v^t  the  benefits  di\-ine  359 

Holy  acd  rev'rend  is  the  name  366 

How  sweet,  how  heavenly  is  the  sight  374 

Ha^k  !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy  403 

How  condescending,  and  how  kind  405 

How  rich  are  thy  provision?.  Lord  409 

Here  at  thy  table.  Lord,  we  meet  410 

Ho?anD\,  with  a  cheerful  sound  431 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet  433 

Hark  !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound  4,'»9 

Hear  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  declares  ibid 

I 

InSnite  grace  :  and  can  it  be  276 

It  sijall  be  well,  let  sicaers  know  'JB 


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Vm  not  asham'd  to  own  my  Lord  297 

In  Christ  I've  all  my  soul's  desire  30i 

Immortal  God,  on  thee  we  call  313 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives  319 

It  is  the  Lord — enthroned  in  light  390 

In  sweet  exalted  strains  435 

I  prayed  the  Lord,  tliat  I  miglit  grew  462 

In  God  tile  Father  I  believe  464 

J 

Jesus,  my  love,  my  chief  deliglit  299 

Jesus,  the  spring  of  joy  divine  ibid 

Join  all  the  glorious  names  301 

Jesus,  we  bles3  thy  Father's  name  305 

Jesus  the  Lord  our  souls  adore  322 

Jesus,  we  sing  thy  matchless  grace  ihid 

Join,  all  who  love  the  Saviour**  name  338 

Jesus  invites  his  saints  349 

Jesus,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold  350 

Jesus  is  gone  above  the  skies  404 

Je>;us,  once  for  sinners  slaia  408 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  how  rich  thy  grace  446 

Jesus,  our  soul's  delightful  chc«ce  4G5i 

L 

Let  thoughtless  thousands  choose  the  road  266 

Lord,  how  secure  my  conscience  was  269 

Long  ere  the  sun  began  his  days  287 

Let  them  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord  ibid 

Lord,  when  our  raptur'd  tliought  surveys  288 

Let  others  Iwast  liow  strong  they  be  239 

Lo  1  he  cometh  !  countless  trumpets  325 

Let  party-names  no  more  331 

Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  prostrate  fall  ^>32 

Lord,  tliy  imputed  rigliteousness  330 

Lord,  we  adore  thy  matchless  ways  361 

Let  me  but  hear  ray  Saviour  say  .'>62 

Let  tho3e  who  bear  the  christian  name  363 

Look  up,  ye  saints,  with  sweet  surprise  338 

Lord,  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie  393 

Let  me,  my  Saviour  and  my  God  395 

Let  us  adore  tii'  eternal  word  405 

Lord,  1  am  thine,  entirely  thine  406 

l^rd,  at  thy  table  1  behold  414 

IjO  !  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land  419 

Look  down,  O  God,  with  jjilyijjg  eje  -4^3 


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liOrd,  T  am  painM  ;  but  I  resign  445 

Lord,  in  thy  temple  we  appear  470 

Lo  !  he  couies  with  clouds  descending  472 

M 

JMist^Jcen  souls  !  that  dream  of  heav'n  286 

My  Saviour  God,  my  sovereign  Prince  341 

Most  holy  God,  thy  precept's  ju-t  375 

Mo.-t  iracious  Father,  God  olali  391 

My  God,  thy  service  well  demands  445 
N 

No  strength  of  nature  can  suffice  2G6 

r^^ow  back  with  liumble  shame  we  look  271 

JVot  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth  303 

IS'ow  to  the  liOrd  that  made  us  know  323 

IVo  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more  340 

IVot  the  malicious  or  profane  2ti0 

Ivow  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts  430 

IS'ow  let  our  hearts  conspire  to  raise  451 

Now,  be  the  God  of  Israel  bless'd  468 

O 

Our  nature's  totally  deprav'd  272 

O  Chri-^^t,  thou  glorious  King,  we  own  304 

O  Lord,  when  faith  with  fixed  eyes  31 1 

Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead  320 

O  liord,  my  soul  convicted  stands  3c  0 

Our  Father,  thronM  in  heav'u,  divine  31)3 

Our  grateful  tongues,  immortal  King  396 

O  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross  413 

Once  more,  my  soul,  tlie  risini:  day  429 

O  what  stupendous  mercy  stiiues  449 

O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God  46l 

Our  souls  shall  magnify  the  Lord  467 

P 

pity  a  helpless  sinner,  Lord  408 

Peace,  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand  4j7 

R 

Resistless  Sov'rejgn  of  the  skies  290 

Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  tliy  rest  oliO 

Religion  is  the  chief  concern  377 

Rejoice,  believer,  in  I  he  Lord  39^ 

R«^oice,  the  Lord  is  King  4'^ 


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Hubstanlial  comfort  will  not  grow  199 

iiin,  like  a  venomous  disease  272 

Salvation  !  O  melodious  sound  273 

J^ubmissive  to  thy  will^  my  Gojd  297 

StretciiM  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  dies  312 

Sinners  rejoice,  'tis  Christ  that  died  313 

Saints  in  their  graves  lie  down  in  peace  316 

Shout :  for  the  blessed  Jesus  reigus  323 

Saviour  divine,  we  know  thy  name  J^'.IS 

Selt-righteous  souls  on  works  rely  341 

Sinners,  the  voice  of  God  regard  356 

So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express  353 

Shall  we  go  on  to  sin  361 

Sacred  wedlock  !  law  of  heav'n  375 

Sovereign  of  all  the  worlds  on  high  383 

Shout  and  proclaim  the  Saviour's  love  415 

Stern  winter  throws  his  icy  chainii  42) 

See  how  the  mounting  sun  428 

Shepherd  of  Israel,  tliou  dost  keep  436 

See,  gracious  Lord,  before  thy  throne  441 

Sov'reign  of  life,  we  own  thy  hand  444 

Stoop  down,  my  thoughts  that  use  to  rise  A^'Ji 

T 

The  righteousness,  tli'  atoning  blood  267 

Thus  saith  the  first,  the  great  command  268 

The  law  of  God  is  just  ibid 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns  274 

The  Saviour  !  O  what  endless  charms  U77 

There  is  one  God,  and  only  one  1^36 

ThoUroubles  assail     ^       ^  293 

The  wond'ring  world  inquires  to  know  'iOO 

To  us  a  child  is  born  from  heav'n  303 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight  317 

'Tis  fLnisfi'd^  the  Redeemer  cries  318 

'Twixt  Jesus  and  the  chosen  race  337 

'Twas  the  commission  of  our  Lord  342 

The  sacraments  are  holy  signs                 *  344 

Thus  saitli  the  mercy  of  tiie  Lord  345 

Thus  did  the  sons  of  Abra'm  pass  346 

The  Saviour,  with  inviting  voice  ibid 

'Twas  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night  347 

To  Jesus,  our  exalted  Lord  348 

Thou  lovely  source  of  true  delight  36^ 

That  God ,  who  made  the  world  ojq  high  303 


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Thou  ari^  O  God  !  a  Spirit  pure  3G5 

Thine  eartlily  sabbaths,  Lord,  we  lore  370 

Tho'  parents  may  in  cov'nant  be  372 

The  Lord,  who  truly  knows  381 

Thou  rei^n'st,  O  Lord,  thy  tliroiie  is  high  38J) 

Thro*  all  tlie  downward  tracts  of  time  3^0 

Throno^h  all  tlie  various  shifting;  scene  'S9'^ 

Thus  far  my  God  has  led  me  on  393 

Teac)»  us,  O  Lord,  aright  to  plead  394 

The  broken  bread,  the  blessed  cup  400 

The  King  of  heiv'n  his  table  spreads  402 

The  blest  memorials  of  tliy  grief  407 

The  promise  of  my  Father's  love  412 

The  food  on  which  thy  children  live  4l3 

Thee  we  adore,  eternal  name  416 

The  time  is  short  !  the  season  near  417 

Thy  providence,  great  God,  we  praise  420 

To  praise  the  ever  bounteous  Lord  421 

To  thy  great  name,  O  Prince  of  peace  436 

To  thee,  who  reign'st  supreme  above  442 

Thy  bounties,  gracious  Lord,  446 

The  gold  and  silver  are  the  Lord's  447 

The  moment  a  sinuer  believer  460 

V 

yain  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men  "  270 

W 

Wait,  O  my  soul,  thy  MaVer'9  will  292 

We  bless  the  Prophet  of  the  Lord  301 

With  transport,  Lord,  our  souls  proclaim  321 

What  have  I  in  this  barren  land  335 

Witl)  what  d<»light  I  raise  my  eyes  352 

What  shall  tiic  dying  sinifrt*  do  353 

When  God  his  gracious  promise  madf^  367 

What  does  the  worldling  gain  37G 

Whatever  thy  lot  on  earth  may  l^e  379 

Where  is  my  God  p  does  he  retire  381 

What  various  hindrances  wf.>  meet  332 

What  strange  perplexities  arise  399 

When  the  blest  day  of  Pentecost  427 

Weh'ome,  sweet  day  of  rest  432 

While  oVr  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord  439 

War,  horrid  war,  deep  stainM  in  blood  440 

When  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay  44o 

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^^  ho  shall  tlie  Lord's  elect  condemn  4<J3 

AVhen  Hnnnah  pressM  with  grief  465 

When  we  are  rais'd  from  deep  distress  460 

Y 

Ye  saints,  proclaim  abroad  309 

Ye  wretclied,  hungry,  starving  poor  401 

Ye  sin-sick  souls  draw  near  411 

Ye  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears  436 

DOXOLOGIES  471 

TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

OF    CATECHISM,    COMPENDIUM,    CONFESSION    OF    FAITH, 
AND    LITLRGY. 

Page 

HE  Catechism,       -        -        -        -        -        *  495 

The  Compendium  of  the  Christian  Religion,            -  b'27 

The  Confession  of  Faith,        -----  536 

Liturgy,        .-_ 558 

A  Prayer  on  the  Lord's  Day  before  Sermon,           -  ibid 

A  Prayer  on  the  Lord's  D^y  after  Sermon,               -  559 

A  Prayer  before  tlie  Explanation  of  the  Catechism,  562 

A  Prayer  after  the  Explanation,             _         -        -  503 

A  Prayer  before  Sermon  in  the  Week,            -        -  ibid 

A  Prayer  after  it,           __--_»  564 

Morning  Prayer,            _-_.--  ibid 

Evening  Prayer,            ____--  ^^^ 

A  Prayer  at  the  opening  of  the  Consistory,               -  ibid 

A  Prayer  at  the  close  of  it,             -        -        -        -  568 

A  Prayer  at  the  meeting  of  the  Deacons,         -        -  567 

Grace  before  Meat,        ------  ibid 

Grace  after  Meat,          -         -      .^        -         -        -  j.fSg 

A  Prayer  for  sick  and  tempted  Persons  ,           -        -  ibid 

Another,               -------  5*^9 

Form  of  Infant  Baptism,        -----  570 

Form  of  Baptisu)  of  adult  Persons,           _         -         -  573 

Form  of  Administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper,          -  575 

I  orm  of  Excommunication,             _         _         -         -  531 

Form  of  Ke-admitting  Excommunicated  Persos?,  5o3 

Ordination  of  the  Ministers  of  God's  Word,             -  5;i5 

Ordination  of  Elders  and  Deacons,          -         -         -  5fiO 

Form  of  Con'irmation  of  Marriage,          .        _         _  595 

TheConsolaticnoftheSick,           -        -        -        -  598 

The  iVicene  Creed,        -         -         -                   •         -  599 

The  Athanaajan  Creed,  ibid 


PSALMS. 


Psalm  1-     s.  m. 

The  'ivay  and  end  of  ike  rigfileous  and  the  nicked. 

1  nPiHE  man  is  ever  blest 

JL    Who  slums  the  sinner's  way:?, 
Amidst  their  councils  never  stands, 
Nor  takes  the  scorners  place. 

2  But  makes  the  law  of  God 
His  study  and  delight, 

Throughout  the  labours  of  the  day, 
And  watches  of  the  night. 

3  He  like  a  tree  shall  thrive. 
With  waters  near  the  root : 

Fresh  as  the  leaf  his  name  shall  live ; 
His  works  are  heav'nly  fruit. 

4  Not  so  the  ungodly  race, 
They  no  such  blessings  find; 

Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chs^flf 
Before  the  driving  wintL 

:>  How  will  they  bear  to  stand 
Before  that  judgment-seat, 
Where  all  the  saints  at  Christ's  right  hand 
In  full  assembly  meet  ? 

G  He  knows,  and  he  approves 
The  way  the  righteous  go: 
B'lt  sinners  and  their  works  shall  meet 
A  dree/lful  overthrow. 


'W 


Psalm  ii. 

Psalm  2.     First  Part.     l.  i\x, 

God  the  Fat/ier  vindicates  his  Messiah. 

,^HY  did  the  heathen  imadly  rage, 


And  why  the  Jews  conspire  in  vain  ? 
Why  kings  and  rulers  all  engage, 
T'  oppose  Messiah's  gracious  reign  ? 

"  Come,  let  us  break  his  bands,"  they  say^ 
"  We'll  ne'er  be  governed  by  his  laws  :'^ 
And  thus  they  cast  his  yoke  away, 
And  nail'd  Messiah  to  the  cross. 

But  God  the  Father,  from  his  throne, 
Laughs  at  their  pride,  their  rage  controls ; 
He'll  vex  their  hearts  with  pains  unknown, 
And  speak  in  thunder  to  their  souls. 

"  I'll  vindicate  the  King  I  made, 

"  On  Zion's  everlasting  hill; 

"  My  hand  shall  bring  him  from  the  dead, 

*'  And  he  shall  reign,  Messiah  still." 

Psalm  2.     Second  Part,     l.  m. 

Cod  the  Son  reveals  the  divine  decree, 

TH'  eternal  Son  with  pow'r  array'd, 
Declares  th'  unchangeable  decree  : 
"  Thou  art  my  Son,"  the  Father  said, 
''  This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 
"  For  sin  thou'st  offer'd  up  thy  soul, 
"  And  thou'st  a  right  to  intercede  ; 
"  Thy  life  shall  last  while  ages  roll, 
"  And  thou  shalt  see  a  num'rous  seed, 
"  Ask  then,  my  Son,  and  I  will  give 
"  The  heathen  for  thy  vast  domain; 
"  The  utmost  ends  of  earth  receive, 
'  And  boundless  be  thy  blessed  reign* 


PSALM  II,  111.  3 

4  ^*  But  nations  that  resist  thy  grace, 
"  Shall  iall  i)cneath  thine  iron  stroke; 
"  Thy  rod  shall  crush  thy  Iocs  with  ease, 
"  As  potters'  earthen  work  is  broke." 

Psalm  2.     Third  Part     l.  m. 

4rod  tkeHoly  Ghost  invites  and  rearm  jtersecutors  and  irjidch. 

1  ''  1!^0W,"  saith  the  spirit  of  the  Lord, 

j[_^  «.-  To  tliose  who  sit  on  eartlily  thrones ; 
"  Rejoice  with  trembling  at  his  word, 
'•  And  at  his  feet  submit  your  cro\^ns. 

2  "  With  faith  and  love  address  the  Son, 
"  Lest  he  grow  angrj^,  and  ye  die ; 

''  His  wnith  will  burn  to  worlds  unknown, 
"•  If  ye  provoke  his  jealousy. 

3  "  His  frowns  shall  drive  you  quick  to  hell, 
"  For  he  is  God,  and  ye  but  dust; 

*'  Happy  tlie  souls  that  know  him  well, 
'  And  make  his  grace  their  only  trust." 
Psalm  3.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

A  Morning  Psalm. 

1  £^  LORD,  how  many  are  my  foes, 
\J   In  this  weak  state  of  flesh  and  blood  ! 
My  peace  they  daily  discompose, 

Rut  my  defence  and  hope  is  God. 

2  TirVl  with  the  burdens  of  the  day, 
To  thee  I  raised  an  evening  cry ; 
Thou  heard'fcl  when  I  Ix^gan  to  pray, 
And  ihhut  almighty  help  wao  nigh. 

3  Supported  by  thy  heav'iily  aid, 

I  laid  me  down  and  slept  secure ; 

Not  death  should  make  my  heart  afraid, 

JMio'  I  should  wake  and  rite  no  more. 


4  PSALxM  111. 

4  But  C!od  sustaiiiM  me  all  the  night: 
Salvation  doth  to  God  belong : 
He  rais'd  my  head  to  see  the  light, 
And  makes  his  praise  my  morning  song. 
Psalm  3.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

God  our  dtfeiice  from  Sin  and  Satan. 

1  1%/ff  Y  God,  the  tempter  ^vould  persuade, 
If  1    There's  no  relief  in  heav'n ; 

And  all  my  swelling  sins  appear 
Too  big  to  be  forgiv'n. 

2  But  thou,  my  righteousness  and  strength, 

Shalt  on  the  tempter  tread  ; 
Shalt  silence  all  my  threafning  guilt. 
And  raise  my  drooping  head. 

3  I  cry'd,  and  from  his  holy  hill 

He  bow'd  a  list'ning  ear ; 
I  call'd  my  Father,  and  my  God, 
And  he  subdu'd  my  fear. 

4  He  shed  soft  slumbers  on  mine  eyes, 

In  sjute  of  all  my  foes ; 
I  'woke,  and  wonder' d  at  the  grace 
That  guarded  my  repose. 

5  What,  tho'  the  hosts  of  death  and  hell 

All  arm'd  against  me  stood ; 
Terrors  no  more  shall  shake  my  soul ; 
My  refuge  is  my  God.  ^ 

6  Arise,  O  Lord,  fulfil  thy  grace, 

While  I  thy  glory  sing  : 
For  Christ  hatli  broke  the  serpent'^  tecll!. 
And  death  has  lost  his  sting. 

7  Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs, 

His  arm  alunc  can  save  ; 


PSALM  IV.  U 

Blessings  attend  thy  people  here. 
And  reach  beyond  the  grave. 

Psalm  4.     First  Part,     l.  m* 

Cod  our  portion  and  Christ  our  hope. 

1  /^  GOD  of  grace  and  righteousness, 
\Jf    Hear  and  attend  when  I  complain  ; 
Thou  hast  enlarged  me  in  distress. 

Bow  down  a  gracious  ear  again. 

2  Ye  sons  of  men,  in  vain  ye  try 
To  turn  my  glory  into  shame  ; 
How  long  will  scoffers  love  to  lie, 

And  dare  reproach  my  Saviours  name ! 

3  Know^  that  the  Lord  divides  his  saints 
From  all  the  tribes  of  men  beside  : 
He  hears  the  cry  of  penitents, 

For  the  dear  sake  of  Christ  that  died. 

4  When  our  obedient  hands  have  done 
A  thousand  works  of  righteousness, 
We  put  our  trust  in  Christ  alone, 
And  glory  in  his  pard'ning  grace. 

5  yLet  the  unthinking  many  say, 

"  Who  will  bestow  some  earthly  good  ?' 
But,  Lord,  thy  light  and  love  we  pray  ; 
Our  souls  desire  this  heav'nly  food. 

6  Then  shall  my  cheerful  pow'rs  rejoice 
At  grace  and  favours  so  divine. 

Nor  will  I  change  my  happy  choice. 
For  all  their  corn,  and  all  their  wine. 
Psalm  4.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

An  Evening  Psalm. 

1   T    ORD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray  ; 
1  ^  I  am  for  ever  thine  : 


6  PSALM  V. 

I  fear  before  thee  all  the  day, 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

2  And  Avhile  I  rest  my  weary  head. 

From  cares  and  bus'ness  free, 

'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 

With  my  own  heart  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice  ; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God !  my  faith  and  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus,  with  my  thoughts  composed  to  peace, 

ril  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep  ; 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 
And  w  ill  my  slumbers  keep. 

Psalm  5,      c.  m. 
For  the  Loi'ifs  Day  Morning. 

1  V    ORD,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 
JLJ  My  voice  ascending  high ; 

To  thee  w  ill  I  direct  my  pray'r. 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye ; 

2  Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is  gQne, 

To  ])lead  for  all  his  saints, 
Presenting  at  his  Fathers  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  hefore  whose  sight 

The  Avicked  shall  not  stand; 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight, 

Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  thj^  house  will  I  resort, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there  : 
I  will  frequent  thy  holy  court, 
And  w  orship  iu  thy  fear. 


PSALM  VJ. 

5  0)i  may  thy  spirit  guide  my  feet 
In  ways  of  riirhteousncss! 
Make  ev'rv  path  of  duty  straiglU, 
And  plain  before  my  face. 

G  My  watchful  enemies  combine 
To  tempt  my  feet  astray  ; 
Tlie}^  flatter  with  a  base  design 
To  make  my  soul  their  prey. 

7   Lord,  crush  the  serpent  in  the  dust, 
And  all  his  plots  destroy  ; 
While  those  that  in  thy  mercy  trust 
For  ever  shout  for  joy. 

3  The  men  that  love  and  fear  thy  name 
Shall  see  their  hopes  fultilFd  ; 
The  mighty  God  will  compass  them 
AVith  favour  as  a  shield. 

Psalm  6.     c.  m. 

Complaint  in  Sickness. 

1  "ffN  anger,  Lord,  rebuke  me  not, 
Ja  Withdraw  the  dreadful  storm; 
Nor  let  thy  fury  grow  so  hot, 

Against  a  feeble  worm. 

2  My  soufs  bow'd  down  with  heavy  cares 

I\ly  flesh  with  pain  opprest; 
My  couch  is  w  itness  to  my  tears, 
My  tears  forbid  my  rest. 

3  Sorrow  and  pain  wear  out  my  days ; 

I  Avaste  the  night  with  cries, 
Counting  the  minutes  as  they  pass, 
'Till  the  slow  morning  rise. 

4  Shall  I  be  still  afflicted  more  ? 

Mine  eyes  consumed  with  gnef  ? 


t  PSALM  VII. 

How  long,  my  God,  how  long  before 
Thy  hand  afford  relief? 

5  He  hears  when  dust  and  ashes  speak, 

He  pities  all  our  groans ; 
He  saves  us  for  our  Saviour's  sake. 
And  heals  our  broken  bones. 

6  The  virtue  of  his  sov'reign  word 

Restores  our  fainting  breath ; 
For  silent  graves  praise  not  the  Lord, 
Our  lips  are  seal'd  in  death. 
Psalm  7.     c.  m. 

God^s  care  of  his  people,  and  punishment  of  persecutor^ 

1  1%/f  Y  trust  is  in  my  heav'nly  friend, 
It*    My  hope  in  thee,  my  God ; 
Rise,  and  my  helpless  life  defend 

From  those  that  seek  my  blood. 

2  With  insolence  and  fury  they 

My  soul  in  pieces  tear; 
As  hungry  lions  rend  the  prey, 
When  no  deliv'rer's  near. 

3  If  I  indulge  in  thoughts  unjust, 

And  wish  and  seek  their  Avoe, 
Then  let  them  tread  my  life  to  dust, 
And  lay  mine  honour  low. 

4  If  there  were  malice  hid  in  me, 

I  know  tliy  piercing  eyes; 
I  should  not  dare  ai)j)eal  to  thee, 
Nor  ask  my  God  to  rise. 

[y*  Arise,  my  God,  lift  up  thy  hand, 
Their  pride  and  pow'r  control; 
Awake  to  judgment,  and  command 
Deliv'rance  for  my  soul. 


PSALM  vm. 

Let  sinners  and  their  wicked  r:ige 

Be  huniUrd  to  the  dust ; 
Shall  not  the  God  of  truth  engage 

To  vindicate  tlie  just  ? 

7  lie  knows  the  heart,  lie  tries  the  rein?, 
He  Avill  defend  th'  ujiright; 
His  sliarpest  arrows  he  ordains 
Agaiu&t  the  sons  of  spite. 

S  For  me  their  malice  dug  a  pit, 
But  there  themselves  are  cast : 
Jly  God  makes  all  their  mischief  light 
On  their  own  heads  at  last. 

9  That  cruel  persecuting  race 

Must  feel  his  dreadful  sword; 
Awake,  my  soul,  and  praise  the  grace, 
And  justice  of  tlie  Lord. 

Psalm  8.     First  Part.     s.  m. 
The  sovereigniy  and  goodncsa  of  God. 

1  ^r\  LORD,  our  heav'nly  King, 
V^    Thy  name  u  all  divine. 

Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
Ami  o'er  the  heav'ns  they  shine. 

2  When  to  thy  works  on  high, 
I  raise  my  wondTina;  eyes, 

A  nd  see  the  moon,  complete  in  light, 
Adorn  the  darksome  skies : 

3  When  I  survey  the  stars 
And  all  their  sJnning  form-, 

I^ord,  what  is  man !  that  worthless  tiling, 
A-kin  to  dust  and  worms  ? 

4  TiOrd,  what  is  worth!e-s  man. 
That  thou  should'sft  love  him  so! 


to  PSALM  VIII. 

Next  to  thine  angels  is  he  placed, 
And  lord  of  all  below. 
5  How  rich  thy  bounties  are ! 
How  wond'rous  are  thy  ways ! 
Of  dust  and  worms,  thy  pow'r  can  frame, 
A  monument  of  praise. 

Psalm  8.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Adam  and  Christ. 

1  T    ORD,  what  was  man,  when  made  at  first, 
JLi   Adam,  the  offspring  of  the  dust. 
That  thou  should'st  set  him  and  his  race 
But  just  below  an  angel's  place! 

-2  That  thou  should'st  raise  his  nature  so, 
And  make  him  lord  of  all  below ; 
Make  ev'ry  beast  and  bird  submit, 
And  lay  the  fishes  at  his  feet ! 

3  But  0,  w^hat  brighter  glories  wait 
To  crown  the  second  Adam's  state ! 
What  honours  shall  thy  Son  adorn, 
Who  condescended  to  be  born ! 

4  See  him  beloAV  his  angels  made : 
8ee  him  in  dust  among  the  dead. 
To  save  a  ruin'd  w  orld  from  sin ; 
Yet  he  shall  reign  with  pow'r  divine. 

5  The  world  to  come,  redeem'd  from  all 
The  mis'ries  that  attend  the  fall. 
New  made  and  glorious,  shall  sulnnit 
At  our  exalted  Saviour's  feet. 

Psalm  8.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

The  Hosannah  of  the  Children. 

1     A   LMIGHTY  Ruler  of  the  skies, 

/\  Thio'  the  wide  earth  thy  name  is  spread; 


I 


psAof  IS.  n 

And  thine  eternal  glories  rise, 

O'er  all  the  heav'us  thy  hands  have  made, 

2  To  thee  the  voices  of  the  young 
A  Monument  of  honour  raise  ; 

And  babes  with  uninstructed  tongue 
Declare  the  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

3  Thy  pow'r  assists  their  tender  age 
To  bring  proud  rebels  to  the  ground; 
To  still  the  bold  blasphemer's  rage. 
And  all  their  policy  confound. 

Psalm  9.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

Wrath  and  mercy  from  the  judgment- stat. 

1  "^SMTITH  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise  my  song, 

f  f      Thy  wonders  I'll  proclaim ; 
Thou,  the  great  judge  of  right  and  wrong. 
Wilt  put  my  foes  to  shame. 

2  I'll  sing  thy  majesty  and  grace  ; 

My  God  prepares  his  throne 
To  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
And  make  his  vengeance  known. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge  prove 

For  all  the  poor  opprest ; 
To  save  the  people  of  his  love, 
And  give  the  weary  rest. 

4  The  men,  that  know  thy  name,  will  tru»t 

In  thine  abundant  grace  : 
And  thou  wilt  ne'er  forsake  the  just. 
Who  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

.>  Sing  praises  to  the  righteous  Lord, 
Who  dwells  on  Z ion's  hill ; 
Who  executes  his  threat'ning  wor<l. 
And  doth  his  grace  fulfil. 


12  PSALM  IX,  X. 

Psalm  9.     Second  Part,     c.  m. 

The  Tvisdom  mid  equity  of  providence. 

1  ^SMTHEN  the  great  judge,  supreme  and  just, 

y  f      Shall  once  enquire  for  blood, 
The  humble  souls,  that  mourn  in  dust, 
Shall  iind  a  faithful  God. 

2  He  from  the  dreadful  gates  of  death 

Doth  his  own  children  raise  : 
In  Z ion's  gates  with  cheerful  breath, 
They  sing  their  Father's  praise. 

3  His  foes  shall  fall  with  heedless  feet 

Into  the  pit  they  made  ; 
And  sinners  perish  in  the  net 
Which  their  own  hands  have  spread. 

4  Thus  by  thy  judgments,  mighty  God, 

Are  thy  deep  councils  known  ; 
When  men  of  mischief  are  destroy'd. 
The  snare  must  be  their  own. 

5  The  wicked  shall  sink  down  to  hell; 

Thy  wrath  devour  the  lands 
That  dare  forget  thee,  or  rebel 
Against  thy  known  commands. 

0  Tho'  saints  to  sore  distress  are  broughf. 

And  wait  and  long  complain ; 
Tlieir  cries  shall  never  be  forgot, 
Nor  shall  their  hopes  be  vain. 
Psalm  10.     First  Part.     c.  5r; 

For  a  day  of  Humiludion. 

1  VM/^H  Y  doth  tlie  Lord  stand  oflfso  far  ? 

▼  f      And  why  conceal  his  face; 
When  great  calamities  appear, 
And  limes  of  deep  distress? 


PSALM  X.  13 

2  Lord,  shall  the  wicked  still  deride 

Thy  justice  and  thy  })Ov*'r  ? 
Shall  tliey  adv  aiice  their  heads  in  pride. 
And  still  thy  saints  devour  ? 

3  They  put  thy  judgments  from  their  sight, 

Ami  then  insult  the  poor; 
They  boast  in  their  exalted  height. 
That  they  shall  fall  no  more. 

4  Arise,  O  God,  lift  up  thy  hand; 

Attend  our  humble  cry  : 
No  enemy  shall  dare  to  stand 
When  God  ascends  on  high. 

Psalm  10.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

God  ivill  hear  the pi-ayers  qf  his  children. 

1  "1[JK7H Y  do  the  men  of  malice  rage, 

f  f     And  sa}',  with  foolish  pride, 
The  God  of  heav'n  will  ne'er  engage 
"  To  fight  on  Zion's  side." 

2  But  thou  forever  art  our  Lord, 

And  pow'rful  is  thy  hand ;  ^ 

As  when  the  heathens  felt  thy  sword, 
And  perish'd  from  thy  land. 

3  God  will  prepare  our  hearts  to  pray, 

And  bow  his  ear  to  hear; 
He  marks  whatever  his  children  say, 
And  puts  the  world  in  fear. 

4  Proud  tyrants  shall  no  more  oppress. 

No  more  despise  the  just ; 
And  mighty  sinners  shall  confess 
They  are  but  earth  and  dust. 
3 


U  PSALM  XI,  XII. 

Psalm  11.     l.  m. 
God  loves  the  righteous  and  abhors  the  nicked. 
i   "M/ff  Y  refuge  is  the  God  of  love  : 
lyjl    Why  do  my  foes  insult  and  cry  ? 
"  Fly  like  a  tim'rous  trembling  dove, 
'*  To  distant  woods  or  mountains  fly." 

2  If  government  be  all  destroy'd, 
(That  firm  foundation  of  our  peace) 
And  violence  make  justice  void, 
Where  shall  the  righteous  seek  redress  ? 

3  The  Lord  in  heav'n  hath  fix'd  his  throne. 
His  eye  surveys  the  world  below ; 

To  him  all  mortal  things  are  known, 
His  eye-lids  search  our  spirits^  through. 

4  If  he  afflict  his  saints  so  far, 

To  prove  their  love,  and  try  their  grace, 
What  must  the  bold  transgressors  fear  ? 
His  very  soul  abhors  their  ways. 

)  On  impious  wretches  he  shall  reign 
Tempests  of  brimstone,  fire  and  death  ; 
Such  as  he  kindled  on  the  plain 
Of  Sodom,  with  his  angry  breath. 

0  The  righteous  Lord  loves  righteous  souls, 
Whose  thoughts  and  actions  are  sincere, 
And  with  a  gracious  eye  beholds 

The  men  that  his  own  image  bear. 
Psalm  12.      First  Part.     l.  m. 

Safety  mid  hope  in  evil  timrit. 

1  A   LIMIGHTY  God,  appear  and  save, 
/%    For  vic(  and  vanity  prevail; 

The  godly  perisli  in  the  grave, 
The  just  depart,  the  faithful  fail. 


PSALM  Xil.  15 

2  The  wliole  discourse,  when  neighbours  meet; 
Is  fiii'il  with  trifles  loose  and  vain ; 

Their  lips  are  tlatt'ry  and  deceit, 
And  their  proud  language  is  profane. 

3  But  lips  that  with  deceit  abound 
Shall  not  maintain  their  triumph  long; 
The  God  of  vengeance  will  confound 
The  flatfring  and  blaspheming  tongue. 

4  "  Yet  shall  our  words  be  free,"  they  cry ; 
"  Our  tongue  shall  be  controlM  by  none : 
"  Where  is  the  Lord  will  ask  us  why? 

"  Or  say,  our  lips  are  not  our  own." 

5  The  Lord,  who  sees  the  poor  opprest, 
And  hears  th'  opin-essors  haughty  strain, 
Will  rise  to  give  his  children  rest, 

Nor  shall  they  trust  his  word  in  vain. 

6  Thy  word,  O  Lord,  tho'  often  try'd, 
Void  of  deceit  shall  still  appear  ; 
Not  silver,  sev'n  times  purify'd 

From  dross  and  mixture,  shines  so  clear. 

7  Thy  grace  shall  in  the  darkest  hour 
Defend  the  holy  soul  from  harm : 
Tho',  when  the  vilest  men  have  powT, 
On  ev'ry  side  will  sinners  swann. 

Psalm  12.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

The  Lord  willjud^t  the  wicked^  and  save  his  people. 

1  T    ORl),  when  iniquities  abound, 
JL^   And  blaspliemy  grows  bold. 
When  faith  is  hardly  to  be  found, 

And  love  is  waxing  cold : 

2  Is  not  thy  chariot  hast'ning  on  ? 

Hast  thou  not  given  the  sign  ? 


16  PSALM  XIII. 

May  we  not  trust  and  live  upon 
A  promise  so  divine  ? 

3  "  Now,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  Now  XVill  I  rise, 

"  And  make  oppressors  flee ; 
"  I  will  appear  to  their  surprise, 
"  And  set  my  servants  free." 

4  Thy  word,  like  silver  sev'n  times  try'd, 

Thro'  ages  shall  endure  : 
The  men  that  in  thy  truth  confide 
Shall  find  the  promise  sure. 
Psalm  13.     l  m. 

Pleading  with  God  under  desertion. 

^  U^^^  ^^"^'  ^  Lord,  shall  I  complain, 
SljL  Like  one  that  seeks  his  God  in  vain  ? 
Wilt  thou  thy  face  for  ever  hide  ? 
Shall  I  still  pray  and  be  deny'd  ? 

2  Shall  I  forever  be  forgot, 

As  one  whom  thou  regardest  not  ? 

Still  shall  my  soul  thine  absence  mourn  ? 

And  still  despair  of  thy  return  ? 

3  How  long  shall  my  poor  troubl'd  breast 
Be  with  these  anxious  thoughts  opprest, 
And  satan,  my  malicious  foe, 
Rejoice  to  see  me  sunk  so  low  ? 

4  Hear,  Lord,  and  grant  me  quick  relief, 
Before  my  death  conclude  my  grief ; 
If  thou  withhold  thy  heav'nly  light, 

1  sleep  in  everlasting  night. 

b  How  Avould  iiie  powers  of  darkness  boaf:t, 
Couhl  but  one  [)raying  soid  be  lost  '! 
15ut  1  have  trusted  in  thy  grace. 
And  shall  again  behold  tjiy  face. 


PSALM  XIV.  17 

6  Whatever  my  fears  or  foes  suggest, 
Thou  art  my  Iio[)e,  my  joy,  my  rest : 
My  heart  shall  feel  thy  love,  and  raise 
My  cheerful  voice  to  songs  of  praise. 
Psalm  11.     First  Part,     c.  m. 

By  nature  all  men  are  sinners. 

1  TJIOOLS  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say, 
Jj     "  That  all  religion's  vain; 

''  There  is  no  God  that  reigns  on  high> 
"  Or  miads  th'  affairs  of  men." 

2  From  thoughts  so  dreadful  and  profane 

Corrupt  discourse  proceeds; 
And  in  their  im})ious  hands  are  found 
Abominable  deeds. 

3  The  Lord,  from  his  celestial  throne, 

Look'd  down  on  things  below, 
To  find  the  man  that  sought  his  grace. 
Or  did  his  justice  know. 

4  By  nature  all  are  gone  astray, 

Their  practice  all  the  same; 
There's  none  that  fears  his  Maker's  hand, 
There's  none  that  loves  his  name. 

5  Their  tongues  are  us'd  to  speak  deceit, 

Their  slanders  never  cease  ; 
How^  swift  to  mischief  are  their  feet  I 
Nor  know  tlie  paths  of  peace. 

6  Such  seeds  of  sin  (that  bitter  root) 

In  ev'ry  heart  are  found; 
Nor  can  they  bear  diviner  fruit. 
Till  jrrace  refine  the  iri'ound. 


13  PSALM  XIV,  XV. 

Psalm  14.     Second  Part.    c.  ivr.. 

The  folly  qf  perseaiiors. 

1  A   RE  sinners  now  so  senseless  gro\^1l, 
j[^_  That  they  the  saints  devour  ? 
And  never  worship  at  thy  throne, 

Nor  fear  thine  awful  pow'r  ? 

2  Great  God,  appear  to  their  surprise, 

Reveal  thy  dreadful  name ; 
Let  them  no  more  thy  wrath  despise, 
Nor  turn  our  hope  to  shame. 

3  Dost  thou  not  dwell  among  the  just? 

And  yet  our  foes  deride, 
That  we  should  make  thy  name  our  trust  : 
Great  God,  confound  their  pride. 

4  Oh  lliat  the  joyful  day  were  come 

To  finish  our  distress! 
When  God  shall  bring  his  children  home, 
Our  songs  shall  never  cease. 

Psalm  15.     l.  m. 

The  cJiaracterofa  Saint  ^]ot^  the  quali/icatioTis  of  a  Christian, 

1  ^MTHO  shall  ascend  thy  heav'nly  place, 

f  f    G  rcat  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  face  ? 
The  man  that  minds  religion  now. 
And  lives  and  walks  by  faith  below : 

2  Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is  clean ; 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  thing  they  mean; 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue; 

lie  hates  to  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 

.')  Scarce  will  he  trust  an  ill  report. 
Nor  vent  it  to  his  neighbour's  hurt ; 
Sinners  of  state  he  can  despise. 
But  saints  are  honour'd  in  his  eyes* 


PSALM  XVI.  19 

4  Firm  to  his  -word  he  ever  stood, 
And  always  makes  his  promise  sood, 
Nor  dares  to  change  the  thing  he  swear;. 
Whatever  pain  or  loss  he  bear?. 

3  He  never  deals  in  bril)ing  gold, 

And  mourns  that  justice  should  be  sold  : 
While  others  scorn  and  wrong  the  poor. 
Sweet  charity  attends  his  door. 

6  He  loves  his  enemies,  and  pra}  s 
For  those  that  curse  him  to  his  face  ,* 
And  dolh  to  all  men  stiil  the  same 
That  he  would  hope  or  wish  from  them. 

7  Yet,  when  his  holiest  works  are  done. 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone  : 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 
And  dwell  for  ever,  Lord,  with  thee. 

Psalm  1G.     First  Part,     Li,  m, 

Coiifcssion  of  our  povfvty  ;  arid  Saijits  the  best  compony. 

1  irj RESERVE  me,  Lord,  in  time  of  need, 
1^    For  succour  to  thy  throne  I  flee, 

But  have  no  merits  there  to  plead  ; 
My  goodness  cannot  reach  to  thee. 

2  Oft  have  my  heart  and  tongue  confessd. 
How  empty  and  hoAv  poor  1  am : 

My  praise  can  never  make  thee  blest, 
Nor  add  new  glories  to  thy  name. 

3  Yet,  Lord,  thy  saints  on  earth  may  reap 
Some  profit  by  the  good  we  do : 

These  are  the  company  I  keep, 
These  are  the  choicest  friends  I  know. 

4  Let  others  choose  the  sons  of  mirth. 
To  give  a  relish  to  their  >vine ; 


20  PSALM  XVI. 

I  love  the  men  of  heav'nly  birth, 
Whose  thoughts  and  language  are  divine. 
Psalm  16.     Secohd  Part     l.  m. 

The  sufficiency  of  Christ. 

1  jrjrOW  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise, 
M.M.  Who  haste  to  seek  some  idol-god  : 
I  will  not  taste  their  sacrifice, 

Their  off 'rings  of  forbidden  blood. 

2  My  God  provides  a  richer  cup, 
And  nobler  food  to  live  upon  ; 
He  for  my  life  hath  offer'd  up 
Jesus  his  best  beloved  Sou. 

3  His  love  is  my  perpetual  feast ; 

B}^  day  his  counsels  guide  me  right : 
x\nd  be  his  name  for  ever  blest, 
Who  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  night. 

4  I  set  him  still  before  mine  eyes  ; 

At  my  right  hand  he  stands  prepar'd 
To  keep  my  soul  from  all  surprise. 
And  be  my  everlasting  guard. 

Psalm  16.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Support  in  deaths  and  hope  of  the  re.mrrection. 

1  "^L¥7HEN  God  is  nigh,  my  faith  is  strong. 

Y  T  His  arm  is  my  almighty  ]>rop  : 
Be  glad  my  heart,  rejoice  my  tongue ; 
My  dying  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope. 

2  Tho'  in  the  dust  I  lay  my  head. 

Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  leave 

My  soul  for  ever  with  the  dead : 

For  Christ  hath  triumphed  o'er  the  grave. 

3  My  flesh  shall  thy  first  call  obey, 
Shake  olT  the  dii^t,  and  rise  on  high  : 


PSALM  XVI.  2r 

Then  shalt  thou  lead  the  woncVroii?  ^vaj, 
Up  to  thy  throne  above  the  sky. 
There  streams  of  endless  pleasure  flow  ; 
And  full  discov'ries  of  thy  grace 
(Which  we  but  tasted  here  below) 
Spread  heav'nly  Joys  thro'  all  the  place. 
Psalm  16.     Fourth  Pan,     c.  m. 
Divine  gocdmss  and  counsd. 

SAVE  me,  0  Lord,  from  ev'ry  foe  ;' 
^_    In  thee  my  trust  I  place : 
Tho'  all  the  good,  that  I  can  do, 
Can  ne'er  deserve  thy  grace. 

Yet,  here,  thy  children  to  sustain 

Sliall  be  my  lov'd  employ ; 
Thy  children,  first  and  best  of  men, 

My  friends,  my  highest  joy. 

Let  heathens  to  their  idols  haste, 

And  worship  wood,  or  stone  ; 
But  my  delightful  lot  is  cast 

Where  the  true  God  is  known. 
The  Lord  provides  my  constant  food. 

He  tills  my  daily  cup  ; 
Much  am  I  pleas'd  with  present  good, 

But  more  rejoice  in  hope, 
i  God  is  my  portion  and  my  joy. 

His  counsels  are  my  light : 
He  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  day, 

And  gentle  hints  by  night. 

)  My  soul  would  all  her  tiioughts  approve 
To  his  all-seeing  eye  : 
r^ot  death  nor  hell  my  liope  shall  morej 
W  hile  such  a  friend  is  nigh. 


22  PSALM  XVII. 

Psalm  17.     First  Part.     s.  m. 

The  Portion  of  Saints  and  Sinners. 

1  A   RISE,  my  gracious  God, 
/%    And  make  the  wicked  flee  : 

They  are  but  thy  chastising  rod, 
To  drive  thy  saints  to  thee. 

2  Behold  tiie  sinner  dies, 

His  haughty  words  are  vain ; 
Here  in  this  life  his  pleasure  lies. 
And  all  beyond  is  pain. 

3  Then  let  his  pride  advance, 
And  boast  of  all  his  store ; 

The  Lord  is  my  inheritance, 
My  soul  can  wish  no  more. 

4  I  shall  behold  the  face 
Of  my  forgiving  God  ; 

And  stands  complete  in  righteousness, 
Wash'd  in  my  Saviour's  blood. 

5  There's  a  new  heav'n  begun 
When  I  awake  from  death, 

Drest  in  the  likeness  of  thy  Son, 
And  draw  immortal  breath. 
Psalm  1 7.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

The  hope  and  heaven  of  believers. 

1  jr    ORD,  I  am  thine ;  but  thou  wilt  prove 
JLi   My  faith,  my  patience,  and  my  love  : 
When  men  of  si)ite  against  me  Join, 
They  are  the  sword,  (lie  hand  is  thine. 

2  Their  liope  and  portion  lie  below, 
'Tis  all  the  happiness  they  know ; 

'Tis  all  they  seek  ;  they  take  their  shares, 
Aod  Ie.av<^  the  rest  among  their  heirs. 


PSALM  XVllL  2t 

3  What  sinners  value  I  resign ; 

Lortl,  'tis  enougli  that  thou  art  mine : 

I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

4  This  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show  ; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  go. 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere; 
When  shall  I  wake  and  find  me  there  ? 

5  O  glorious  hour !  O  blest  abode ! 
I  shall  be  near  and  like  my  God  I 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

6  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 
'Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound  ; 
Then  burst  tlie  chains  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  in  m}^  Saviour's  image  rise. 

Psalm  18.     First  Part.      l.  m. 

Deliverance  from  despair. 

1  PTpHEE  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  strength^ 

B      My  rock,  my  tow"r,  my  high  defence  : 
Thy  mighty  arm  shall  be  my  trust: 
For  I  have  found  salvation  thence. 

2  Death,  and  the  terrors  of  the  grave. 
Spread  over  me  their  dismal  shade  ; 
While  floods  of  high  temptations  rose. 
And  made  my  sinking  soul  afraid. 

.?  I  saw  the  op'ning  gates  of  hell 

With  endless  pains  and  sorrow  there. 
Which  none  but  they  that  feel,  can  tell ; 
While  I  was  hurryM  to  despair. 

4  In  my  distress  I  cal fd  my  God, 

When  I  could  scarce  believe  him  mine  : 


24  PSALM  XVIir. 

He  bow'd  his  ear  to  my  complaints  ; 
Then  did  his  grace  a])pear  divine. 

5  With  speed  he  flew  to  my  relief, 
As  on  a  cherub's  wing  he  rode  : 
Awful  and  bright  as  lightning  shone 
The  face  of  my  deliverer,  God. 

0  Temptations  fled  at  his  rebuke, 
Dispelfd  by  his  almighty  breath  : 
He  sent  salvation  from  on  high, 
And  drew  me  from  the  depths^f  death. 

7  Great  were  my  fears,  my  foes  w  ere  great, 
Much  was  their  strength,  and  more  their  rage; 
But  Christ,  my  Lord,  is  conqu'ror  still, 
In  all  the  w  ars  that  devils  wage. 

?>  My  song  for  ever  shall  record 
That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour  ; 
And  give  the  glory  to  the  Lord 
Diie  to  his  mercy  and  his  pow'r. 
Psalm  18.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Chiisiuin  Sincerity. 

1  JT  ORD,  thou  hast  form'd  my  soul  sincere, 
J_j|  Hast  made  thy  truth  and  love  appear : 
Before  mine  eyes  1  set  thy  laws. 

And  thou  hast  own'd  my  righteous  cause. 

2  Since  I  have  learn'd  thy  holy  w  ays, 
I've  walk'd  upright  before  thy  face  : 
And  if  my  feet  from  thee  depart. 

It  grieves  my  soul,  it  wounds  my  heart. 

3  What  sore  temptations  broke  my  rest ! 
What  wars  and  strugglings  in  my  breast ! 
But,  thro'  thy  grace  that  reigns  within, 

I  guard  agaiu&t  my  darling  &in.- 


PSALM  XVm.  '25 

4  The  sin  that  close  besets  me  still, 

That  works  and  strives  against  my  ^vill  : 
When  shall  thy  Spirit's  sovVeigu  pow'r 
Destroy  it,  that  it  rise  no  more  ? 

5  Witli  an  impartial  hand,  the  Lord 
Deals  out  to  mortals  their  reward  : 
Tlie  kind  and  faithful  soul  shall  find 
A  God  all  faithful  and  most  kind, 

t)  The  just  and  pure  shall  ever  say, 

Thou  art  more  pure,  more  just  than  they  ; 
And  men  that  love  revenge  shall  know 
God  hath  an  arm  of  vengeance  too. 
Psalm  18.     Third  Part.     h.  m. 

Rejoicing  in  God  our  Saviour. 

JUST  are  thy  ways,  and  true  thy  \vov(?j.. 
Great  Rock  of  my  secure  abode  : 
Who  is  a  God  beside  the  Lord  ? 
Or  Where's  a  refuge  like  our  God  ? 

2  'Tis  he  that  girds  me  with  his  might. 
Gives  me  his  holy  sword  to  wield  ; 
And  while  with  sin  and  hell  I  fight. 
Spreads  his  salvation  for  my  shield. 

3  He  lives,  (and  blessed  be  my  Rock) 
The  God  of  my  salvation  lives  ; 
The  dark  designs  of  hell  he  broke  : 
Sweet  is  the  peace  my  Saviour  give?. 

4  Before  the  scoffers  of  the  age 

I  will  exalt  my  Saviours  name  : 
Nor  tremble  at  their  mighty  rKge  ; 
But  meet  reproach,  and  bear  the  gliamc, 
4 


?6  PSALM  XVIir. 

Psalm  18.     Fourth  Part,     c,  m. 

Victory  over  temporal  enemies. 

1  "liJlTE  love  thee,  Lord,  and  we  adore; 

J  J     Now  is  thine  arm  reveal'd  : 
Thou  art  our  strength,  our  heav'nly  tow'r ; 
Our  bulwark  and  our  shield. 

2  We  fly  to  our  eternal  rock, 

And  find  a  sure  defence : 
His  holy  name  our  lips  invoke^ 
And  draw  salvation  thence. 

3  When  God  our  leader  shines  in  arm?, 

A¥hat  mortal  heart  can  bear 

The  thunder  of  his  loud  alarms  ? 

The  lightning  of  his  spear  ? 

4  He  rides  upon  the  winged  wind  : 

And  angels  in  array, 
In  millions,  wait  to  know  his  mind, 
And  swift  as  flames  obey. 

5  He  speaks,  and  at  his  fierce  rebuke 

Whole  armies  are  dismay'd; 
His  voice,  his  frown,  his  angry  look 
Strikes  all  their  courage  dead. 

0  He  forms  our  gen'rals  for  the  field, 
With  all  their  dreadful  skill ; 
Gives  them  his  awful  sword  to  wield. 
And  makes  their  hearts  of  steel. 

7  He  arms  our  captains  to  the  fight, 

(Tho'  there  his  name's  forgot) 
He  2:irded  €yrus  with  his  might, 
When  Cyrus  knew  him  not. 

8  Oft  has  the  Lord  Avhole  nations  blest 

For  his  own  children's  j^akc  • 


PSALM  XVIII.  97 

TJie  po^\'^s,  that  give  liis  people  rest, 
Shall  of  his  care  partake. 

Psalm  18.     Fifth  Part.     c.  m. 

The  ConqxLeror^s  Song. 

1  PTH  O  thine  almighty  arm  we  owp 

JL     The  triumphs  of  the  day; 
Thy  terrors,  Lord,  confound  the  foe. 
And  melt  his  strength  away. 

2  'Tis  by  thine  aid  our  troops  prevail. 

And  break  united  pow'rs : 
Or  burn  their  boasted  fleets,  or  scale 
The  proudest  of  their  tow'rs. 

3  How  have  we  chas'd  them  thro'  the  fields 

And  trod  them  to  the  ground, 
While  thy  salvation  was  our  shield. 
And  they  no  shelter  ft)und  t 

4  In  vain  to  idol  saints  they  cry, 

And  perish  in  their  blood : 
Where  is  a  rock  so  great,  so  high, 
So  poAvVful  as  our  God  ? 

5  The  Rock  of  Israel  ever  lives, 

His  name  be  ever  blest ; 
Tis  his  own  arm  the  vict'ry  gives, 
He  gives  his  people  rest. 

Psalm  18.     Sixth  Pc^rt.     p.  m. 
Thanksgivings  applied  to  the  American  Revolution. 

I    fliO  bless  the  Lord,  our  God,  in  strains 

I  divine  [join  : 

With  thankful  hearts,  and  raptur'd  voices 

To  us  what  wonders  his  right  hand   hath 

shown !  [known ! 

Mercies,  liis  ehosen   tribes   have  scarcely 


28  PSALM  XVIII. 

Like  David  blest,  begin  th'  enraptuiVi  song^ 
Let  praise  and  joy  awaken  ev'ry  toii^rue. 

2  When,  fir'd  to  rage,  against  our  nation  rose 
Chiefs  of  proud  name,  and  bands  of  haughty 

foes ;  [ray'd, 

lie  train'd  our  hosts  to  fight,  with  arms  ar- 
With  health  invigor'd,  and  Avith  bounty  fed  : 
C  ave  us  his  chosen  chief  our  sons  to  guide  ; 
H  eard  ev'ry  pray'r,  and  ev'ry  w  ant  supply'd. 

3  He  gave  their  armies  captive  to  our  hands, 
Or  sent  them  frustrate  to  their  native  lands  ; 
Burst  the  dark  snare,  discios'd  the  miry  pit, 
And  led  to  broad,  safe  grounds,our  sliding  i'^eii: 
Bounteous,  for  us,  extended  regions  won, 
The  fairest  empire  spread  beneath  the  sun. 

4  When,   dark  and  threat'ni ng,   civil   broils 

arose,  [chang'd  to  foes  ; 

Each  hope  grew  dim,  and  friends  were 
God  was  our  stay,  our  help,  our  heav'nly 

shield : 
His  grace  preserv'd  us,  and  his  arm  upheld  ; 
Sav'd  us  from  tumults  dire, and  deep  distress; 
Enlarg'd  our  blessings,  and  conhrm'd  our 

peace. 

^  No  more  against  our  land  shall  strangers  rise, 
But  fade,  and  fade,  beneath  avenging  skies : 
Pleas'd,  the  fierce  heathen  yield  to  happier 

sway ; 
The  groping  savage  hail  the  gospel  day; 
Low  sink  the  proud,  the  sons  of  blood   be- 

slain, 
•J? or  injurd  Zion  lift  her  cries  in  vaiii. 


PSALM  XIX.  23 

C  But,  0  thou  powV  belov'd!  our  shores  around 
Be  ev'ry  virtue,  ev'ry  blessing  found. 
Here  bid  thy  seasons  crown  the  fruitful  plain; 
Here  bid  fair  peace  extend  her  blissful  reign  * 
Let  laws,  let  justice,  hold  perpetual  sway. 
The  soul  unfetterd,  and  the  conscience  free^ 

7  With  clearest  splendor,  here,  let  knowledge 
shine; 

Here  ev'ry  glory  beam  from  tiiith  divine ; 

To  Jesus'  call  the  soul  obsequious  bend; 

Grace  from  thy  Spirit  in  rich  show'rs  de- 
scend ; 

Nations  each  day  ascend  the  bright  abode, 

And  boundless  praise  unceasing  rise  to  God. 
Psalm  19.     First  Part.     s.  m. 

The  book  of  nature  aiid  scripture. 

1  TiEHOLD  !  the  lofty  sky 
JJ  Declares  its  maker  God, 

And  all  his  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  pow'r  abroad. 

2  The  darkness  and  the  light 
Still  keep  their  course  the  same  ; 

While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  night, 
Divinely  teach  his  name. 

3  In  ev'ry  diff'rent  land 
Tlieir  gen'ral  voice  is  known  : 

They  sliow  the  wonders  of  his  \vd\u\, 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  Ye  Western  lands  rejoice. 
Here  he  reveals  his  word  : 

We  are  not  left  to  nature's  voice 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

4^ 


30  PSALM  XIX. 

5  His  statutes  and  commands 
Are  set  before  our  eyes ; 

He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  hands, 
Wlierc  our  salvation  lies. 

6  His  laws  are  Just  and  pure, 
His  truth  williout  deceit ; 

His  promises  for  ever  sure, 

And  his  rewards  are  great. 

7  Not  honey  to  the  taste 
Affords  so  much  delight; 

Nor  gold  that  has  the  furnace  pass'd 
So  much  allures  the  sight. 

8  While  of  thy  works  I  sing, 
Thy  glory  to  proclaim ; 

Accept  the  praise,  my  God,  my  King, 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

Psalm  19.     Second  Part.     l.  tsu 

The  word  of  God  most  excellent, 

1  TIEHOLD  !  the  morning  sun 
Jl5  Begins  his  glorious  way ; 
iiis  beams  thro'  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes 
It  spreads  diviner  light ; 

It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs^ 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word ! 
And  all  thy  judgments  just: 

For  ever  sure  thy  promise.  Lord  ; 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plaia 
Are  thy  direction*  giv'u  t 


PSALM  XIX.  2 

0  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heav'n  ! 

5  I  hear  thy  word  with  love, 
And  I  would  fain  obey  : 
Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above. 
To  guide  me,  lest  1  stray. 

9  O,  who  can  ever  find 
The  errors  of  his  ways  ! 
Yet  with  a  bold  presumptuous  mind, 

1  would  not  dare  transgress.. 

7  Warn  me  of  evVy  sin  ; 
Forgive  my  secret  faults  ; 
And  cleanse  this  guilty  soul  of  mine. 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thoughts- 

S  While  with  my  heart  and  tongue 
I  spread  thy  praise  abroad; 
Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

Psalm  19.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Tht  hook  of  nature  mid  scripture  compared. 

1   FTIHE  heav'ns  declare  thy  glory,  Lord, 

JL     In  ev'ry  star  thy  wisdom  shines 
-    liut  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word. 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  line:^. 

'2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light. 
And  niglits  and  days  thy  pow'r  confess; 
But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ, 
Keveals  th}' justice  and  thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  convey  tliy  praise 
Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand: 
So  when  thy  truth  began  its  race, 
It  lOuch'd  and  glauc'd  oa  ey'ry  land. 


?2  PSALM  XIX. 

4  Nor  pliall  thy  spreading  gospel  res.{, 
'Till  tliro'  the  world  thy  truth  has  run  ; 
'Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

5  Great  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise; 
Bless  the  dark  world  with  heav'nly  light; 
Thj^  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise, 
'J^hy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 

6  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view, 
In  souls  renew'd^  and  sins  forgiv'n: 
I^ord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew. 
And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  heav  ji« 

Psalm  19.     Fourth  Part.     p.m. 

The  Gospel. 

1  "■"  LOVE  the  vqlumc  of  thy  word : 

jf    What  light  and  Joy  its  leaves  afford 
To  souls  benighted  and  distrest! 

Thy  precepts  guide  my  doubtful  way ; 

Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray; 
Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest, 

2  prom  the  discoveries  of  thy  law 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  I  draw; 

These  are  my  study  and  delight: 
Not  honey  so  invites  the  taste. 
Nor  gold,  that  hath  the  furnace  past, 

Appears  so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 

3  Thy  threat'nings  wake  my  slumb^ing  eycs^ 
And  warn  me  where  ni}^  danger  lies; 

\Uii  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel.  Lord, 
That  makes  ray  guilty  conscience  clean  ; 
tv  on  verts  ni}^  soul,  subdues  my  sin, 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward 


PSALM  XX.  3:^ 

4  Who  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts  ? 
My  God,  forgive  my  secret  faults, 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain : 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  })raise, 
That  1  have  read  thy  book  of  grace 

And  book  of  nature  not  in  vain. 

PSAL3I  20.      1j.  ^u 

Prayer  in  time  of  war. 

1  "TVr^W  may  the  God  of  pow'r  and  grace 
j^    Attend  his  people's  humble  cry  t 
Jehovah  hears  ^vhen  Israel  prajs, 

Ami  brings  deliv'rance  from  on  high. 

2  The  name  of  Jacob's  God  defemls, 
Better  than  shields  or  brazen  walls  : 
He  from  his  sanctuary  sends 
Succour  and  strength  when  Zion  cqIIs* 

3  Well  he  remembers  all  our  sighs, 
His  love  cxceeils  our  best  deserts  s 
His  love  accepts  the  sacrifice 

Of  humble  groans  and  broken  heart?- 

4  In  his  salvation  is  our  hope  ; 
And  in  the  name  of  Israel's  God, 
Our  troops  shall  lift  their  banners  up ; 
Our  navies  spread  their  flags  abroad. 

ij  Some  trust  in  horses  train'd  for  war, 
And  some  of  chariots  make  their  boas  I :  ^ 
Our  surest  expectations  are, 
From  thee,  the  Lord  of  heav'idy  hogts. 

0  Oh  may  the  mem'ry  of  thy  name 
Inspire  our  armies  for  the  fight ! 
Our  foes  shall  fall  and  die  with  shame, 
Or  quit  the  field  with  shameful  flisbt. 


34  PSALM  XXI. 

7  Now  save  us,  Lord,  from  slavish  feai ; 
Now  let  our  hope  be  firm  and  strong ; 
'Till  thy  salvation  shall  appear, 
And  joy  and  triumph  raise  the  song. 
FsALM  21.     First  Part,     cm. 
Pious  rulers  are  the  care  of  heaven. 

1  ^^UR  nilers,  Lord,  Avitli  songs  of  praise 
\^   Should  in  thy  strength  rejoice ; 
And,  blest  with  th}^  salvation,  raise 

To  heav'n  their  cheerful  voice. 

2  Thy  sure  defence  thro'  nations  round 

Has  spread  their  honours  far; 
And  their  successful  measures  crown'd, 
Alike  in  peace  and  war. 

3  Then  let  them  still  on  God  rely 

For  wisdom,  and  for  grace ; 
His  mercy  shall  their  wants  supply. 
And  save  our  happy  race. 

Psalm  21.     Second  Part.     c.  bi. 

A  son^  of  praise  for  peace  and  national  bkssi^igs. 

1  TN  thee,  great  God,  with  songs  of  praise, 
Ji_  Our  favour'd  realms  rejoice  ; 

And,  blest  with  th)^  salvation,  raise 
To  heav'n  their  cheerful  voice. 

2  Thy  sure  defence,  from  foes  around. 

Hath  spread  our  rising  name ; 

And  all  our  feeble  efforts  crown'd 

Willi  freedom  and  with  fame. 

B  In  deep  distress  our  injur d  land 
Implor'd  thy  pow'r  to  save  : 
For  peace  we  pray'd ;  thy  bounteous  hand 
The  timely  blessing  gave. 


PSALM  XXI.  SS 

4  Thy  mighty  arm,  eternal  pow'r, 

Oppos'd  their  deadly  aim  ; 
In  mercy  swept  them  from  our  shore, 
And  spread  their  sails  with  shame. 

5  On  thee,  in  w  ant,  in  woe,  or  pain. 

Our  hearts  alone  rely  : 
Our  ri£;hts  thy  mercy  will  maintain. 

And  all  our  wants  supply. 
G  Thus,  Lord,  thy  wond'rous  pow'r  declare; 

And  still  exalt  thy  fame; 
While  we  glad  songs  of  praise  prepare 

To  thine  almighty  name. 

Psalm  21.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Christ  exalted  to  the  kingdom. 

1  I^AVID  rejoicM  in  God,  his  strength, 
JLF  Rais'd  to  the  throne  by  special  grace,^ 
But  Christ,  the  Son^  appears  at  length, 
Fulfils  the  triumph  and  the  praise. 

2  How  great  is  ihe  Messiah's  joy 
In  the  salvation  of  thy  hand  ! 

Lord,  thou  hast  rais'd  his  kingdom  high. 
And  giv'n  the  world  to  his  command. 

3  Whate'er  he  wills  thy  goodness  gives. 
Nor  doth  the  least  request  withhold  : 
Blessings  atteud  him  while  he  livr-. 
And  crowns  of  glory,  not  of  gold. 

J  Around  his  sacred  temples  shine. 
Th'  Eternal's  uncreated  rays  : 
All  pow'r  is  his,  and  grace  divin<-. 
And  length  of  everlasting  da}'s. 

'  Rut  as  a  fiery  oven  glows 
With  rae:ing  heat,  and  h'.irnJng  coals: 


Ca  PSx\LM  XXII. 

Thy  vengeance  shall  consume  his  foes; 
Thy  wrath  devour  their  guilty  souk. 
PsALxM  22.     First  Part.     c.  m^ 

Christ  forsaken  on  the  cross. 

1  TlylY  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  left' 
j[f  Jt  My  soul  without  relief! 

Of  thy  blest  smiles  to  be  bereft 
Exceeds  all  other  grief. 

2  But  thou  art  holy,  0  my  God, 

And  wilt  not  spare  thy  Son ; 
As  Saviour,  he  must  bear  the  load;. 
And  taste  the  curse  alone. 

3  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thy  name, 

And  great  deliv'rance  found  ; 
But  I'm  a  worm  despis'd  of  men. 
And  trodden  to  the  ground. 

4  Shaking  the  head,  they  pass  me  by, 

And  laugh  my  soul  to  scorn ; 
"  In  vain  he  trusts  in  God,''  they  cry^ 
"  Neglected  and  forlorn." 

3  Yet,  thou,  O  God !  hast  form'd  my  fleshj 
By  thy  almighty  word, 
And  since  I  hung  upon  the  breast, 
My  hope  is  in  the  Lord. 

C  My  God,  if  possible  it  be, 
AV  ithliokl  this  bitter  cup  : 
But  I  resign  my  will  to  thee, 
And  drink  tlie  sorrows  up. 

7  My  b.eart  dissolves  witli  pangs  unknown  i 
In  groans  I  wa^rte  my  breath  : 
Thy  heavy  hand  hath  brought  me  dowa 
Ii0\v  a;?  the  dust  of  death* 


PSALM  XXH;  37 

8  Father,  I  give  my  spirit  up, 
And  trust  it  in  thine  hand  : 
My  d}  ing  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope, 
And  rise  at  thy  command. 

Psalm  22.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Christ  crucified. 

1  "l^liTRITHING  in  pain,our  Saviour  pray'ii 

f^  f     With  mighty  cries  and  tears : 
In  that  dread  hour,  his  Father  heard. 
And  chas'd  away  his  fears. 

2  Great  was  the  vict'ry  of  his  death ; 

His  throne  exalted  high : 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
Shall  worship  or  shall  die. 

3  A  numerous  race  shall  mount  the  skies 

On  his  expiring  groans  : 
They  shall  be  reckonMin  his  eyes 
For  daughters  and  for  sons. 

4  The  meek  and  humble  souls  shall  se^ 

His  table  richly  spread  : 
And  all  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  bo 
With  joys  immortal  fed. 

*y  The  isles  shall  know  the  righteousnes? 
Of  our  incarnate  God  : 
And  nations  yet  unlx)vn  profess 
Salvation  in  his  blood. 
Psalm  22.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

The  svfferin^s  and  glory  of  Christ. 

i  T^^OW  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
X.^     The  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord; 
When  he  complain'd  in  tears  and  bloodf 
A«  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 


38  PSALM  XXIIL 

2  The  Jews  beheld  him  thus  forlorn. 

And  shook  their  heads  and  laugh'd  in  scoin  r 
"  He  rescu'd  others  from  the  grave  ; 
"  Now  let  hira  try  himself  to  save." 

3  They  wound  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
'Till  streams  of  blood  each  other  meet ; 
By  lot  his  garments  they  divide, 

And  mock  the  pangs  in  which  he  dy'd. 

4  But  God,  his  Father,  heard  his  cry; 
Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  reigns  on  liigh : 
The  nations  learn  his  righteousness, 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 

Psalm  23.     Fir^t  Part.     l.  m. 

Jesus  is  my  shepherd. 

\     "W  ESUS,  my  Lord,  doth  condescend, 
^    To  be  my  shepherd  and  my  frieud;^ 
1  on  hji=i  faithfulness  rely, 
His  cares  shall  all  my  wants  supply. 

2  In  pastures  green  he  doth  me  lead, 
And  there  in  safety  makes  me  feed : 
Refreshing  streams  are  ever  nigh, 
My  thirsty  soul  to  salisf>^ 

2  When  stray'd,  or  languid,  I  complain,. 
His  grace  revives  my  soul  again : 
For  his  name's  sake,  in  ways  uprigld. 
He  makes  me  walk  with  great  delight. 

4  Yea,  when  death's  gloomy  vale  I  tread. 
With  joy,  ev'n  there,  Til  lift  my  head; 
From  fear  and  dread  he'll  keep  me  free  ;- 
His  rod  and  stafl'  shall  comfort  me. 

>  A  table  storVl  with  living  breail, 
\n  -ipiteof  furs.  Lord,  thou  Im^t  spread; 


J 


PSALM  XXIII.  39 

Tliou  (lost  my  head  with  oil  anoint, 
And  a  full  cup  for  me  appoint. 

6  Goodness  and  mercy  shall  to  me, 
Thro'  all  my  life  extended  be; 
And  when  my  pilgrimage  is  o"'er, 
m  dwell  with  thee  for  evermore. 
Psalm  23.     Second  Part.     s.  m. 

/  shall  Tiot  want. 
'  ESUS  my  Shepherd  livep, 
_      Jehovah  is  his  name : 
Since  he  is  mine,  and  I  am  his, 
I  shall  not  suffer  shame. 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place 
Where  heav'nly  pasture  grows; 

Where  living  waters  gently  pass; 
And  full  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  I  go  astray, 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim  : 
And  guides  me  in  his  own  right  way 
For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 
I  cannot  want  or  fear : 

TJio'  I  should  walk  thro'  death's  dark  shade. 
My  shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  In  spite  of  all  my  foes 
Thou  dost  my  table  spread; 

"My  cup  with  blessings  overffowi, 
And  joy  exalts  my  liead. 

6  The  bounties  of  thy  love 
Shall  crown  my  following  days; 

Xor  from  thy  house  will  I  remove, 
Nor  cease  to  speak  thy  praise. 


,40  PSALM  XXIV. 

Psalm  24.     l.  m. 

The  kmvejily  mansions j  arid  ascension  of  Christ. 

1  f  llHIS  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord'^, 

1  And  men  and  worms,  and  beasts  and^ 
He  rais'd  the  building  on  the  seas,  [birds; 
And  gave  it  for  their  dwelling-place. 

2  But  there's  a  brighter  world  on  high, 
Thy  palace,  Lord,  above  the  sky : 
Who  shall  ascend  that  blest  abode. 
And  dwell  so  near  his  Maker,  God  ? 

3  He  that  abhors  and  fears  to  sin. 

Whose  heart  is  pure,  whose  hands  are  clean  ; 
Him  shall  the  Lord  the  Saviour  bless. 
And  clothe  his  soul  with  righteousness, 

4  These  are  the  men,  the  pious  race. 
That  seek  the  God  of  Jacob's  face : 
These  shall  enjoy  the  blissful  sight, 
And  dwell  in  everlasting  light. 

^  Rejoice,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high, 
Behold  the  King  of  glory  nigh ! 
Who  can  this  King  of  glory  be  ? 
The  mighty  Lord,  the  Saviour's  he. 

6  Ye  heav'nly  gates,  your  leaves  display, 
To  make  the  Lord,  the  Saviour,  way : 
Laden  with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell. 
The  conqu'ror  comes  with  God  to  dwell. 

7  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  goes  before, 
He  opens  heav'n's  eternal  door. 

To  give  his  saints  a  blest  abode 
Near  their  Redeemer,  and  their  God. 


PSALM  XXV.  41 

Psalm  25.     First  Part.     s.  31. 

JVaillng  for  pardon  and  direciion, 

1  T  LIFT  my  soul  to  God, 
j[  My  trust  is  in  his  name; 

Let  not  my  foes  that  seek  my  blood 
Still  triumph  in  ray  shame. 

2  Sin,  and  the  powVs  of  hell 
Persuade  me  to  despair : 

Lord,  make  me  know  thy  covenant  well, 
That  I  may  'scape  the  snare. 

3  From  the  first  dawning  light, 
'Till  the  dark  ev'ning  rise, 

For  thy  salvation,  Lord,  I  wait, 
With  ever  longing  eyes. 

4  Remember  all  thy  grace, 
And  lead  me  in  thy  truth ; 

Forgive  the  sins  of  riper  days, 
And  follies  of  my  youth. 

0  The  Lord  is  just  and  kind, 
The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways; 

And  ev'ry  humble  sinner  find 
The  blessings  of  his  grace. 

6  For  his  own  goodness'  sake, 
He  saves  my  soul  from  shame ; 
He  pvardons  (tho*  my  guilt  be  great) 
Thro'  my  Redeemer's  name. 

Psalm  25.     Second  Part,     6.  m. 

Divine  Instruction. 

1  "^MTHERE  shall  the  man  be  found, 

▼  f     That  fears  t'  ettend  his  God ; 
That  loves  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 
A  nd  trembles  at  the  rod  ? 


42  PSALM  XXV. 

2  The  Lord  shall  make  him  know 
The  secrets  of  his  heart; 

The  wonders  of  his  coT'nant  show, 
And  all  his  love  impart. 

3  The  dealings  of  his  hand. 
Are  truth  and  mercy  still, 

With  such  as  in  his  covenant  stand, 
And  love  to  do  his  will. 

4  Their  souls  shall  dwell  at  ease 
Before  their  Maker's  face : 

Their  seed  shall  taste  the  promises 
In  their  extensive  grace. 

Psalm  25.     Third  Part.     s.  m. 
Distress  cf  Soul. 

1  "M/f  INE  eyes  and  my  desire 
J[f  Jt  Are  ever  to  the  Lord  x 

I  love  to  plead  his  promises, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

2  Turn,  turn  thee  to  my  soul ; 
Bring  thy  salvation  near : 

When  will  thy  hand  release  my  feet 
Out  of  the  deadly  snare  ? 

3  When  shall  the  sov'reign  grace, 
Of  my  forgiving  God, 

"Restore  me  from  those  dang'rous  ways. 
My  wand'ring  feet  have  trod  ? 

4  The  tumult  of  my  thoughts 
Doth  but  enlarge  my  woe; 

My  spirit  languishes ;  my  heart 
Is  desolate  and  low. 

5  With  ev'ry  morning  light 
My  grief  anew  begins ; 


i  PSALM  XXVI.  33 

I  - 

Look  on  my  anguish  and  my  pain^ 

And  pardon  all  my  sins, 
i     e  Behold  the  hosts  of  hell, 
i         How  cruel  is  their  hate ! 
Against  my  life  they  rise,  and  join 

Their  fury  with  deceit. 

t     7  O  keep  my  soul  from  death, 

Nor  put  my  hope  to  shame : 
For  I  have  plac'd  my  only  trust 

In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

8  With  humble  faith  I  wait, 
To  see  thy  face  again : 
Of  Israel  it  shall  ne'er  be  said. 
He  sought  the  Lord  in  vain. 

Psalm  26.     l.  m. 

Self-examination :  or,  Evidences  of  grace. 

JUDGE  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  my  ways? 
And  try  my  reins,  and  try  my  heart; 
My  faith  upon  thy  promise  stays. 
Nor  from  thy  law  my  feet  depart, 

I  hate  to  walk,  I  hate  to  sit 
With  men  of  vanity  and  lies : 
The  scoffer  and  the  hypocrite 
Are  the  abhorrence  of  mine  eyes. 
Among  thy  saints  w  ill  I  appear. 
With  hands  well  wash'd  in  innocence ; 
But  when  I  stand  before  thy  bar, 
The  blood  of  Christ  is  my  defence. 
!  4  I  love  thy  habitation,  Lord, 

The  temple  where  thine  honours  dwell ; 
There  shall  1  hear  thy  holy  word. 
And  there  thy  works  of  wonder  (ell. 


li  PSALM  XXVII. 

3  Let  not  ray  soul  be  joinM  at  last 
With  men  of  treachery  and  blood ; 
Since  I  my  days  on  earth  have  past 
Among  the  saints,  and  near  my  God, 

Psalm  27.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

The  Church  is  our  delight  and  safety, 

1   nniHE  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light, 
1      And  my  salvation  too : 
God  is  my  strength ;  nor  will  I  fear 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 

''2  One  privilege  my  heart  desires ; 
O  grant  me  an  abode, 
Within  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  m)'^  God ! 

'3  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests. 
And  see  thy  beauty  still ; 
Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  enquire  thy  will. 

4  When  troubles  rise,  and  storms  appear. 

There  may  his  children  hide : 
God  has  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

^  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 
Above  my  foes  around; 
And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 
Within  thy  temple  sound. 

Psalm  27.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 
Prayer  and  hope. 
1   ^OON  as  I  heard  my  Father  say. 
J5  "  Y^  children,  seek  my  grace ; ' 
My  heart  reply'd,  without  delay, 
"  rn  seek  mr  Father's  face/' 


PSALM  XXVIlf,  ilA 

I  Let  not  thy  face  be  hid  from  me. 
Nor  f^o^vn  my  soul  away : 
God  of  my  life,  1  fly  to  thee 
In  a  distressing  day. 
\  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  and  dear;> 
Leave  me  to  want,  or  die; 
My  God  would  make  my  life  his  care, 
And  all  my  need  supply. 

I  My  fainting  flesh  had  died  with  grief  ^ 
Had  not  my  soul  belie v'd, 
Thy  grace  would  soon  provide  relief; 
Nor  was  my  hope  deceiv'd. 

.)  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembling  saints^ 
And  keep  your  courage  up: 
He'll  raise  your  spirit  when  it  faints. 
And  far  exceed  your  hope. 

Psalm  28.     l.  m. 
Prayer  and  praise<t  for  deliverance  from  Enemies, 

OGOD  of  grace,  my  cry  attend  ! 
Lest,  like  the  sons  of  guilt  becorar, 
Beguifd  by  satan,  I  descend 
With  hopeless  wretches  to  the  tomb. 

To  thee  my  humble  sighs  arise; 
With  lifted  hands  on  thee  I  call ; 
Lord,  hear  my  fervent  pray'rs  and  cries^ 
Nor  leave  me  in  despair  to  fall. 

3  Oh  save  my  soul  from  shame  and  sin; 
Nor  let  my  heedless  footsteps  go. 
Where  harden'd  wretches  swift  decline 
Down  the  broad  way  to  endless  woe. 

^  While  peace  their  flatt'ring  lips  proclaim^ 
And  love  profess,  and  hope  impart; 


m  PSALM  XXVIII. 

They  blast  their  neighbour's  honest  fanrt. 
And  wing  their  arrows  to  his  heart. 
3  But,  while  they  plant  the  secret  snare, 
Thy  searching  eyes  their  path  regard  : 
Thy  hands  their  dreadful  doom  prepare. 
And  mete  their  guilt  its  just  reward, 

C  Because  their  hearts  thy  w^orks  despise, 
Thy  works  of  wisdom,  grace,  and  pow'r ; 
Thy  hand,  regardless  of  their  cries. 
Shall  sink  them,  that  they  rise  no  more. 

-7  Blest  be  the  Lord,  who  heard  my  pray'r ; 
The  Lord  my  shield,  my  help,  my  song; 
Who  sav'd  my  soul  from  sin  and  fear; 
And  tun'd  with  praise  my  thankful  tongue. 

^  In  the  dark  hour  of  deep  distress. 
My  foes  beset,  of  death  afraid ; 
My  spirit  trusted  in  his  grace, 
And  sought,  and  found  his  heav' nly  aid, 

9  O  blest  Redeemer,  great  and  kind ! 
Thy  shield,  thy  saving  strength,  shall  be 
The  shield,  the  strength,  of  ev'ry  mind. 
That  loves  thy  name,  and  trusts  in  thee. 

3  0  Remember,  Lord,  thy  chosen  seed ; 
Israel  defend  from  guilt  and  woe  : 
Thy  flock  in  richest  pastures  feed. 
And  guard  their  steps  from  ev'ry  foe. 

11  Zion  exalt,  her  cause  maintain; 

With  peace  and  joy  her  courts  surroimd 
In  show'rs  let  endless  blessings  rain, 
And  saints  eternal  praise  rrRound. 


rSALM  XXIX,  XXX.  47 

FSALM  29.       L  M. 
Storm  and  Thunder. 

1  J^  IVE  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 
Vjf    Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  poTv'r : 
Ascribe  due  honours  to  his  name. 

And  his  eternal  miglit  adore. 

2  The  Lord  proclaims  his  pow'r  aloud. 
Upon  the  ocean  and  the  land  : 

His  voice  divides  the  wat'rj^  cloud, 
And  lightnings  blaze  at  his  command. 

3  He  speaks,  and  tempest,  hail  and  wind, 
Lay  the  wide  forest  bare  around  : 

The  fearful  hart,  and  frighted  hind. 
Leap  at  the  terror  of  the  sound. 
1  To  Lebanon  he  turns  his  voice. 
And  lo,  the  stately  cedars  break ; 
The  mountains  tremble  at  the  noise, 
Tlie  valleys  roar,  the  desarts  quake. 

5  The  Lord  sits  sov'reign  on  the  flood  j 
The  Thund'rer  reigns  for  ever  king; 
But  makes  his  church  his  blest  abode,.. 
Where  we  his  awful  glories  sing. 

0  In  gentler  language  there  the  Lord 
The  counsels  of  his  grace  imparts : 
Amid  the  raging  storm,  his  word 
Speaks  peace  and  courage  to  our  heartf . 

Psalm  30.     l.  m. 

Sickness  healed. 

1  TWILL  extol  thee.  Lord,  on  high, 
Jl.   At  thy  command  diseases  fly ; 
Who,  but  a  God,  can  speak,  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  gra^ve? 


4B  PSALM  XXX, 

2  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his. 
And  tell  how  large  his  goodness  is; 
Let  all  your  pow'rs  rejoice  and  bless. 
While  you  record  his  holiness. 

3  His  anger  but  a  moment  stays ; 
His  love  is  life  and  length  of  days : 
Tho'  grief  and  tears  the  night  employ. 
The  morning-star  restores  the  joy. 

4  Firm  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright,^ 
And  I  presum'd  'twould  ne'er  be  night : 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 

"  Pleasure  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depart.*^ 

5  But  I  forgot  thine  arm  was  strong, 
Which  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long; 
Soon  as  thy  face  began  to  hide, 

My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died,       j 

6  I  cried  aloud  to  thee,  my  God :  ' 
"  What  can'st  thou  profit  by  my  blood  ? 

"  Deep  in  the  dust  can  I  declare 

"  Thy  truth,  or  sing  thy  glories  there  ? 

7  "  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace,"  I  said, 

"  And  bring  me  from  among  the  dead :" 
Thy  word  rebuk'd  the  pains  I  felt ; 
Thy  pard'ning  love  reraov'd  my  guilt. 

8  My  groans,  and  tears,  and  forms  of  woe^ 
Are  turn'd  to  joy  and  praises  now ; 

I  throw  my  sackcloth  on  the  ground, 
And  ease  and  gladness  gird  me  round. 

0  My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame, 

Shall  ne'er  be  silent  of  thy  name  :  [heav'n. 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  thro'  earth  and 
For  sickness  heal'd  and  sins  forgiv'n. 


PSALM  XXXr.  49i 

Psalm  31.     First  Part.     cm. 

Deliverance  from  death. 

1  TNTO  thy  hand,  O  God  of  truth, 
m    My  spirit  I  commit ; 

Thou  hast  redeemed  my  soul  from  death, 
And  sav'd  me  from  the  pit. 

2  The  passions  of  my  hope  and  fear 

Maintain'd  a  doulitful  strife  ; 
.While  sorrow,  pain,  and  sin  conspir'd 
To  take  away  my  life. 

3  "  My  times  are  in  thy  hand,"  I  cry'd; 

"  Tho'  I  draw  near  the  dust  :*' 
Thou  art  the  refuge  where  I  hide, 
The  God  in  whom  I  trust. 

4  O  make  thy  reconciled  face 

Upon  thy  servant  shine, 
And  save  me  for  thy  mercy's  sake  * 
For  I'm  entirely  thine. 

b  'Twas  in  my  haste  my  spirit  said- 
"  I  must  despair  and  die ; 
"'  I  am  cut  off  before  thine  eye^  :  * 
But  thou  hast  heard  my  cry. 

6  Thy  goodness  how  divinely  free ! 

How  wond'rous  is  thy  grace 
To  those  that  fear  thy  majesty. 
And  trust  tliy  promises  ! 

7  0  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints. 

And  shig  his  praises  loud  : 
<      He'll  bend  his  ear  to  your  complaintr. 
And  recompense  the  proud. 
G 


50  PSx\LM  XXXI. 

Psalm  31.     Second  V  art,     cm. 

Deliverance  from  slander  and  reproach'. 

1  T%/JY  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name, 

-if  JL   ^^y  ^^^'  ^^^y  ^^^i^'  ^^Y  trust: 
Thou  hast  preserrd  my  face  from  shames 
Mine  honour  from  the  dust. 

2  "  My  life  is  spent  with  grief,"  I  cried, 

"  My  years  consumed  in  groans ; 
^'  My  strength  decays;  mine  eyes  are  dried; 
"  And  sorrow  Avastes  my  bones." 

3  Among  mine  enemies  my  name 

Was  a  mere  proverb  grown ; 
While  to  my  neighbours  I  became 
Forgotten  and  unknown. 

4  Slander  and  fear  on  ev'ry  side 

Seiz'd  and  beset  me  round  : 
I  to  the  throne  of  grace  apply'd> 
And  speedy  rescue  found. 

5  How  great  deliv'rance  thou  hast  wrought 

Before  the  sons  of  men ! 
The  lying  lips  to  silence  brought, 
And  made  their  boastings  vain  I 

©  Thy  children,  from  the  strife  of  tongues. 
Shall  thy  pavilion  hide ; 
Guard  them  from  infamy  and  wrong; 
And  crush  the  sons  of  pride. 
7  Witlun  thy  secret  presence,  Lord, 
Let  me  for  ever  dwell : 
>fo  fenced  city  walfd  and  barr'd 
Secures  a  sakiwt  so  well. 


PSALM  XXXI,  XXXIK  51 

Psalm  31.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Prayer  for  ddivcravrf:  from  w\faithful  friends. 

HOW  many  Eljenezers  stand, 
To  mark  the  mercies  of  thy  hand  J 
How  many  pray'rs  have  reach'd  thy  throne  *. 
How  often  has  thy  grace  been  shown! 

When  sorrows  rise  and  pains  prevail. 
Or  angry  foes  my  peace  assail ; 
When  dangers  thicken  all  around ; 
In  thee  alone  my  help  is  found- 
Thro'  all  the  road,  each  day,  each  hour, 
Fresh  evils  threaten  to  devour : 
Some  new  complaint,  some  painful  case, 
Still  drives  me  to  the  throne  of  grace* 

My  former  friends  their  friend  forget. 
And  change  their  love  to  cmel  hate ; 
But  truth  and  love  with  thee  remain ; 
My  Saviour  always  is  the  same. 

Support  me  in  this  sharp  distress. 
While  all  forsake,  and  some  oppress; 
And  if  my  ways  the  Lord  approve, 
Then  turn  their  hatred  into  love. 

Psalm  32.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Justijicjiiion  and  saiufification. 

BLEST  is  the  man,  for  ever  blest, 
Whose  guilt  is  pardon'd  by  his  God; 
Whose  sins  with  sorrow  are  confessed, 
And  cover'd  witli  his  Saviour's  blood. 
!  Blest  is  the  man  to  v,  horn  the  Lord, 
Imputes  not  his  iniquities; 
He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward, 
And,  not  on  works,  but  grace,  rclif -. 


>2  PSALM  XXXII,  XXXIII. 

3  From  guile  his  heart  and  lips  are  free; 
His  humf/lejoy,  his  holy  fear, 

With  deep  repentance  well  agree ; 
And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 

4  How  glorious  is  that  righteousness, 
That  hides  and  cancels  all  his  sins! 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace, 
Thro'  his  whole  life,  appears  and  shines. 

Psalm  32.     Second  PaiL     l.  m. 

Confession  aad  pardon. 

1  "inKTHILE  1  keep  silence  and  conceal 

f  f  My  heavy  guilt  within  my  heart. 
What  torments  doth  my  conscience  feel! 
What  agonies  of  inward  smart ! 

2  I  spread  my  sins  before  the  Lord, 
And  all  my  secret  faults  confess : 
Thy  gospel  speaks  a  pard'ning  word. 
Thy  holy  spirit  seals  the  grace. 

3  For  this  shall  ev'ry  humble  soul 
Make  swift  addresses  to  thy  seat : 
When  floods  of  huge  temptations  roll, 
There  shall  they  tind  a  blest  retreat. 

4  How  safe  beneath  thy  whigs  I  lie, 
When  days  grow  dnrk,  and  storms  appear 
And  when  I  walk,  thy  Avatchful  eye 
Shall  guide  me  safe  from  ev'ry  snared 

Psalm  33.     First  Part     c.  m. 

Works  of  creation  and  providence. 

J    Ti  E.TOICE,  ye  righteous,  in  the  Lord ; 
JL^'-This  work  belongs  to  you  : 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  ways,  his  word, 
Hqw  holy,  just  and  true ! 


PSALM  XXXIII.  53 

2>  His  mercy  and  his  rijijhteousness 
Let  heav''n  and  earth  proclaim : 
His  works  of  nature  and  of  grace 
Reveal  his  wond'rous  name. 

3  His  wisdom  and  almighty  word 

The  heuv'nly  an'lies  gjjread; 
And  by  the  ^]nni  of  the  Lord 
Their  shining  hosts  were  made. 

4  He  bid  the  liquid  waters  flow 

To  their  appointed  deep: 
The  flowing  seas  their  limits  know. 
And  their  own  station  keep. 

3  Ye  tenants  of  the  spacious  earth. 
With  fear  before  him  stand : 
He  spake,  and  nature  took  its  birth. 
And  rests  on  his  command. 

6  He  scorns  the  angry  nations'  rage, 
And  breaks  their  vain  designs  : 
His  councils  stands  thro'  ev'ry  age. 
And  in  full  glory  shines. 

Psalm  33.     Second  Part.     c.  i\i. 

Creatures  vuin,  and  God  all-sufftcienf. 

1  TfJLEST  is  the  nation  where  the  Lord 
Jtj   Hath  fix'd  his  gracious  throne ; 
Where  he  reveals  his  heav'nly  word, 

And  calls  their  tribes  his  own. 

2  His  eyes,  with  infinite  survey, 

The  spacious  world  behold; 
He  form'd  us  all  of  equal  clay. 
And  knows  our  feel.le  mould. 

3  Kings  are  not  rescuM  by  the  force 

Of  armies  from  the  grave : 

6  ^- 


S4  PSALM  XXXIV- 

Nor  speed  nor  courage  of  a  horse 
Can  the  bokl  rider  save. 

4  Vain  is  the  strength  of  beasts  or  men. 

To  hope  for  safety  thence  ; 

But  holy  souls  from  God  obtain 

A  strong  and  sure  defence. 

5  God  is  their  fear,  and  God  their  trust. 

When  plagues  or  famine  spread  : 
His  watchful  eye  secures  the  just 
Among  ten  thousand  dead. 

6  Lord,  let  our  hearts  in  thee  rejoice, 

And  bless  us  from  thy  throne  : 
For  we  have  made  thy  word  our  choice. 
And  trust  thy  grace  alone. 

Psalm  34.     First  ParL     c.  m. 

Praise  for  eminent  deliverance. 

1  pnpiHRO'  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life, 

JL     In  trouble  and  in  joy, 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  Come,  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 

And  high  exalt  his  name  : 
When  in  distress  on  him  I  call'd. 
He  to  my  rescue  came. 

3  The  hosts  of  God  encamp  arouni! 

The  dwellings  of  the  just : 
Deliverance  ho  a  (fords  to  all. 
Who  on  his  succour  trust. 

4  0  !  make  but  trial  of  his  love  : 

Experience  will  decide, 
How  bless'd  they  are,  and  only  lliey. 
Who  in  his  truth  confide. 


PSALM  XXXIV,  55 

^  Fear  him,  ye  sainls  ;  and  you  >vill  then 
Have  nothing  else  to  fear  : 
Make  you  his  service  your  deliglit ; 
He'll  make  your  wants  his  care. 
Psalm  34.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Saints  are  unda'  tkc  protfcfion  of  God. 

1  T    ORD,  I  will  blr?s  thee  all  my  days ; 

-     m  A  Thy  praise  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue 
My  soul  shall  glory  in  thy  grace  ; 
While  saints  rejoice  to  hear  the  song, 

2  Come,  magnify  Ihe  T^ord  with  me  ; 
Come,  let  us  all  exalt  his  name  : 

I  sought  tir  eternal  God,  and  he 
Has  not  exposed  my  hope  to  shame. 

3  I  told  him  all  my  secret  grief; 

My  secret  groaning  reach'd  his  ears  : 
He  gave  my  inward  pains  relief, 
And  calm'd  the  tumults  of  my  fear^?, 

4  To  him  the  poor  litt  up  their  eyes, 
Their  faces  feel  the  heav'nly  i)eam  : 
A  beam  of  mercy,  from  the  skies, 
Fills  them  with  light  and  joy  supreme. 

5  His  holy  angels  pitch  their  tents 
Around  the  men,  that  serve  the  Lord  : 
O  !  fear,  and  love  him,  all  his  saints ; 
Taste  of  his  grace,  and  trust  his  word. 

6  The  wild  young  lions,  pinch'd  with  pain 
And  hunger,  roar  thro'  all  the  wood; 
But  none  shall  seek  the  Lord  in  vain. 
Nor  want  supplies  of  real  good. 


56  PSALM  XXXIV. 

Psalm  34.     TJiirdParL     l.  m. 

Religious  educniion. 

1  #^niLDREN  in   years  and  knowledge 
\J         young, 

Your  parents'  hope,  your  parents'  joy, 
Attend  the  counsels  of  my  tongue : 
Let  pious  thoughts  your  minds  employ. 

2  If  you  desire  a  length  of  days, 

And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state  : 
Restrain  your  feet  from  impious  w  aj^s  ; 
Your  lips  from  slander  and  deceit. 

3  The  eyes  of  God  regard  his  saints; 
His  ears  are  open  to  their  cries  : 
He  sets  his  frowning  face  against 
The  sons  of  violence,  and  lies. 

1  To  humble  souls  and  broken  hearts, 
God  with  his  grace  is  ever  nigh : 
Pardon  and  ho])e  his  love  imparts 
When  men  in  deep  contrition  lie. 

5  He  tells  their  tears,  he  counts  their  groans; 
His  Son  redeems  their  souls  from  death : 
His  Sj)irit  heals  tlieir  broken  bones ; 
While  they  in  praise  employ  their  breath. 
Psalm  34.     Fourth  Part.     c.  3i. 

Peace  and  holiness. 

1  rHlHE  Lord  forever  guards  the  jusi, 

JL     His  ears  attend  their  cry : 
When  broken  spirits  dwell  in  dugt, 
The  God  of  grace  is  nigh. 

2  What  tho'  the  sorrows,  here  they  taste, 

Be  sharp  and  tedious  too; 


PSALM  XXXV.  5T 

The  Lord,  who  saves  his  saints  at  last, 
Is  (heir  supporter  now. 

3  Evil  shall  smite  the  wicked  dead; 

But  God  secures  his  own; 
Prevents  the  niischiet  when  they  slide. 
Or  heals  the  broken  bone. 

4  When  desolation,  like  a  flood, 

OVr  the  proud  sinner  rolls : 
Saints  find  a  refuge  in  their  God : 
For  he  redeems  their  souls. 

Psalm  33.     First  Pari.     c.  m. 

Imprecations  mixed  ivith  charity. 

1  "T^OW  plead  my  cause,  Almighty  God. 
X^    With  all  the  sons  of  strife; 

And  fight  against  the  men  of  blood, 
Who  fight  against  my  life. 

2  Draw  out  thy  spear,  and  stop  their  way^ 

Lift  thine  avenging  rod ; 

But,  to  my  soul  in  mercy  say, 

*'  I  am  thy  Saviour  God," 

3  They  plant  their  snares  to  catch  my  feef. 

And  nets  of  mischief  spread  t 
I      Plunge  the  destroyers  in  the  pit, 

That  their  own  hands  have  made. 

4  Let  fogs  and  darkness  hide  their  way ; 

And  slipp'ry  l)e  their  ground  : 
Thy  wrath  shall  make  their  live^  a  prey. 
And  all  their  rage  confound. 

!  5  They  flj,  like  chaff  before  the  wind. 
Before  thine  ane;ry  breath  : 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  i>ehind 
Pursues  them  down  to  death. 


58  PSALM  XXXV. 

0  They  love  the  road,  that  leads  to  hell : 

Then  must  the  rebels  die, 

Whose  malice  is  implacable 

Against  the  Lord  on  high. 

7  But  if  thou  hast  a  chosen  few 
Amongst  that  impious  race ; 
Divide  them  from  the  bloody  crew 
By  thy  surprising  grace. 

S  Then  will  I  raise  my  tuneful  voice^ 
To  make  thy  wonders  known ; 
In  their  salvation  I'll  rejoice, 
And  bless  thee  for  my  own. 

Psalm  35.     Second  Part.     c.  u. 

The  love  of  Christ  typified  in  David. 

1  TJEHOLD  the  love,  the  gen'rous  love 
-Jo  That  holy  David  shows ! 

Mark  how  his  tender  bowels  move 
For  his  afflicted  foes ! 

2  When  they  are  sick,  his  soul  complains 

And  seems  to  feel  the  smart ; 
The  spirit  of  the  gospel  reigns. 
And  melts  his  pious  heart. 

3  How  did  his  flowing  tears  condole 

As  for  a  brother  dead ! 
And  fasting  mortified  his  soul. 
While  for  their  life  he  pray'd. 

I  They  groan'd  and  curs'd  him  on  their  bed  f 
Yet  still  he  pleads  and  mourns  : 
And  double  blessings  on  his  head 
The  righteous  God  returns. 

'.^  0  glorious  type  of  heav'^nly  grace! 
Thus  Christ  the  Lord  appears; 


PSALM  XXXVI.  59 

While  sinners  curse,  the  Saviour  prays, 
And  pities  them  with  tears. 

6  He,  the  true  David.  Israel's  king, 

Blest  and  belov'd  of  God, 
j     To  save  us  rebels  dead  in  sin, 
Paid  his  own  dearest  blood. 
Psalm  36.     First  Part.     s.  m. 

Atheism  exposed. 

\   ^Mr^EN  man  grows  bold  in  sin, 
f  f      3Iy  heart  within  me  cries. 
.'^  He  hath  no  faith  of  God  w  ithin, 
'*  Nor  fear  before  his  eyes.'' 

2  He  walks  awhile  conceaFd 
In  a  self-fiatt'ring  dream; 

.'Till  his  dark  crimes,  at  once  reveaiM. 
j         Expose  his  hateful  name. 

3  His  heart  is  false  and  foul. 
Hi?  words  are  smooth  and  fair: 

I  Wisdom  is  banish'd  from  his  soul. 
And  leaves  no  goodness  there. 

4  \\q  plots  upon  his  bed 
New  mischiefs  to  fulfil : 

He  sets  his  heart,  his  hand  and  head. 
To  j)ractise  all  that's  ill. 

5  But  there's  a  dreadful  God, 
Tho'  men  renounce  his  fear : 

His  justice,  hid  behind  the  cloud. 
Shall  one  great  day  appear. 

G  His  truth  transcends  the  sky; 
In  heavji  his  mercies  dwell; 
Deep  as  the  sea  his  judgments  lie; 
His  anser  bin-n^  to  hf  II, 


eo         PSALM  XXXVI,  XXXVIL 

7  How  excellent  his  love. 

Whence  all  our  safety  springs ! 
O  never  let  my  soul  remove 

From  underneath  his  ^vi^gs  ! 

Psalm  36.     Second  Fart,     l.  m. 

Central  providence  and  special  grace. 

LORD,  thy  mercy,  my  sure  hope, 
The  highest  orb  of  heav'n  transcends; 
Thy  sacred  truth's  unmeasur'd  scope 
Beyond  the  spreading  sky  extends. 

2  Thy  justice  like  the  hills  remains ; 
Unfathom'd  depths  thy  judgments  arc; 
Thy  providence  the  wprld  sustains; 
The  whole  creation  is  thy  care. 

3  Since  of  thy  goodness  all  partake; 
With  what  assurance  should  the  just 
Thy  sheltering  wings  their  refuge  make; 
And  saints  to  thy  protection  trust. 

4  Such  guests  shall  to  thy  courts  be  led, 
To  banquet  on  thy  love's  repast ; 
And  drink,  as  from  a  fountain  head. 
Of  joys  that  shall  forever  last. 

,>  With  thee  the  springs  of  life  remain : 
Thy  presence  h  eternal  day  : 
O  !  let  thy  grace  thy  saints  sustain 
To  upright  hearts  tiiy  truth  display. 
Psalm  37.     First  Part,     c.  m. 

The  rewards  of  the  righteous  and  the  wicked. 

\  ^[^M7"HY  should  I  vex  my  soul  and  fri?t 
f  y     To  see  the  wicked  rise  ? 
Or  envy  sinners  waxing  great. 
By  violence  and  liesi  f 


PSALM  XXXVII.  6} 

2  As  flow'ry  grass,  cut  tioAvii  at  noon, 

Before  the  ev'niiig  fades  : 
So  shall  their  glories  vanish  soon, 
In  everlasting  shades. 

3  Then  let  me  make  the  Lord  my  trust, 

And  practise  all  that's  good ; 

So  shall  I  dwell  among  the  just, 

And  he'll  provide  me  food. 

4  I,  to  my  God,  my  ways  commit, 

And  cheerful  wait  his  will : 
Thy  hand,  which  guides  my  doubtful  feet, 
Shall  my  desires  fulfil. 

5  Mine  innocence  shalt  thou  display ; 

And  make  thy  judgments  known, 
Fair  as  the  light  of  dawning  day. 
And  glorious  as  the  noon. 

6  The  meek  at  last  the  earth  posses?. 

And  are  the  heirs  of  heav'n  : 
True  riches,  with  abundant  peace 
To  humble  souls  are  giv'n. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way. 

Nor  let  your  anger  rise ; 
Tho'  providence  should  long  tlelay, 
To  punish  haughty  vice. 

3  Let  sinners  join  to  break  your  peace^, 

And  [)lot,  and  rage,  and  foam ; 

The  Lord  derides  them,  for  he  sees 

Their  day  of  vengeance  come. 

i)  They  have  draw  n  out  the  threat'ning  swo?d ; 
I        Have  bent  the  murd'rous  bow, 
I    To  slay  the  men,  that  fear  the  Lord, 
And  bring  the  righteous  low. 


62  i^SALM  XXXVU. 

10  My  God  fehall  break  Iheir  bows,  and  bun3,. 
Their  persecuting  darts : 
Shall  their  own  swords  against  them  turn. 
And  pain  surprise  their  hearts 

Psalm  37.     Second  Part,     c.  m* 
Charity  to  the  poor. 
1  "^XTHY  do  the  wealthy  wicked  boast, 
Y  f      And  grow  profanely  bold  ? 
The  meanest  portion  of  the  just 
Excels  the  sinner's  gold. 

2  The  wicked  borrows  of  his  friends. 

But  ne'er  designs  to  pay : 
The  saint  is  merciful  and  lends^ 
Nor  turns  the  poor  away. 

3  His  alms  with  lib'ral  heart  he  gives 

Amongst  the  sons  of  need  : 
His  mem'ry  to  long  ages  lives, 
And  blessed  is  his  seed. 

4  He  fears  to  talk  with  lips  profane. 

To  slander  or  defraud  : 
His  ready  tongue  declares  to  men. 
What  he  has  learn'd  of  God. 

5  The  law  and  gospel  of  the  Lord 

Deep  in  his  heart  abide; 
Led  by  the  spirit  and  the  word, 
His  feet  shall  never  slide, 
e  When  sinners  fall,  the  righteous  stand 
Preserv'd  from  ev'ry  snare; 
They  shall  possess  the  promis'd  land, 
And  dwell  forever  there. 


PSALM  XXXVII.  a3 

Psalm  37.     Third  Part.     c.  im. 

The  nay  ami  end  nf  the  righteous  and  the  nicked. 

1  "M/T  Y  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 
J^f  J|[   Are  orcler'd  by  thy  will : 
Tho'  they  should  fall,  they  rise  again;. 

Thy  hand  supports  them  still. 

2  The  Lord  delights  to  see  their  ways, 

Their  virtues  he  approves  ; 
He  ne'er  deprives  them  of  his  grace, 
Nor  leaves  the  men  he  loves. 

3  The  heav'nly  heritage  is  theirs, 

Their  portion  and  their  home  : 
He  feeds  them  now,  and  makes  them  heirs 
Of  l)lessings  long  to  come. 

4  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  men, 

Nor  fear  when  tyrants  frow  n : 
Ye  shall  confess  their  pride  was  vain. 
When  justice  casts  them  down. 

3  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen, 
Not  fearing  man  or  God : 
Like  a  tall  bay- tree  fair  and  green, 
Spreading  his  arms  abroad. 

6  And  lo !  he  vanish'd  from  the  ground, 

Destroy'd  by  hands  unseen  : 
Nor  root,  nor  branch,  nor  leaf  Avas  found, 
AVhere  all  that  pride  had  been. 

7  But  mark  the  man  of  righteousness, 

His  sev'ral  steps  attend  : 
True  pleasure  runs  thro'  all  hia  ways. 
And  peaceful  is  his  end. 


64  PSALM  XXXVIII 

Psalm  38.     c.  m. 
Prayer  for  pardon  and  healUi. 

1  A   MID  thy  wrath  remember  love. 
^Jt^  Restore  thy  servant,  Lord; 
Nor  let  a  father's  chast'ning  prove 

Like  an  avenger's  sword. 

2  Thine  arrows  stick  within  my  heart 

My  flesh  is  sorely  prest : 
Between  the  sorrow  and  the  smart. 
My  spirit  finds  no  rest. 

3  My  sins  a  heavy  load  appear, 

And  o'er  my  head  are  gone ; 
Too  heavy  tor  my  soul  to  bear. 
Too  hard  for  me  t'  atone. 

4  My  thoughts  are  like  a  troubled  sea. 

My  head  still  bending  down; 

And  I  go  mourning  all  the  day. 

Beneath  my  Father's  frown. 

5  Lord,  I  am  weak  and  broken  sore, 

None  of  my  pow'rs  are  whole : 
The  inward  anguish  makes  me  roar. 
The  anguish  of  my  soul. 

6  All  my  desire  to  thee  is  known. 

Thine  eye  counts  ev'ry  tear; 
And  ev'ry  sigh,  and  ev'ry  groan. 
Is  notic'd  by  thine  ear. 

7  Thou  art  my  God,  my  only  hope. 

My  God  will  hear  my  cry  : 
My  God  Avill  bear  my  spirit  up, 
When  satan  bids  me  die. 
^  My  foes  rejoice  to  see  me  hlid«- 
Into  the  miry  pit 


PSALM  XXXIX.  65 

They  raise  their  pleasure  and  their  pridoj- 
When  they  supplant  my  feet. 

9  But  I'll  confess  my  guilt  to  thee, 

And  grieve  for  all  my  sin: 
I  feel  how  weak  my  graces  be. 
And  beg  support  divine. 

10  M}^  God,  forgive  my  follies  past. 

And  be  forever  nigh  : 
O  Lord  of  my  salvation  haste, 
Before  thy  servant  die. 

Psalm  39.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

Prudence  and  zeal. 

1  rilHUS  I  resolv'd  before  the  Lord  : 

1      "  Now  will  I  watch  my  tongue, 
*••  Lest  1  let  slip  one  sinful  word  ; 
"  Or  do  my  neighbour  wrong." 

2  And,  if  I'm  e'er  constrain'd  to  stay 

With  men  of  lives  profane; 
ril  set  a  double  guard  that  day. 
Nor  let  my  talk  be  vain. 

3  I'll  scarce  allow  my  lips  to  speak 

The  pious  thoughts  I  feel ; 
Lest  scoffers  should  th'  occasion  take 
To  mock  my  holy  zeal. 

i  Yet  if  some  proper  hour  appear, 
I'll  not  beoveraw'd  ; 
But  let  the  scotling  sinners  hear, 
That  I  can  speak  for  (Jod. 

Psalm  39.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

The  vanity  of  man  as  mortnl. 

1   ri^EACH  me  the  measure  of  my  dayp, 
JL    Thou  maker  of  my  frame  : 

7  - 


d6  PSALM  XXXIX. 

I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space. 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast ; 

How  short,  how  fleet  our  time ! 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust, 
In  all  his  flow'r  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain : 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love  ; 
But  all  their  noise  is  vain. 

1  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  show ; 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore ; 
They  toil  for  heirs  they  know  not  who, 
And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 

b  What  should  I  wish  or  w  ait  for  then 
From  creatures,  earth  and  dust  ? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

6  Now  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope, 
My  fond  desires  recall : 
I  give  my  mortal  interest  up, 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 

Psalm  39.     Third  Pari,     c.  m. 

Sick-bed  devotion. 

i    Ipi  OD  of  my  life,  look  gently  down. 
\J{   Behold  the  pains  I  feel ; 
But  I  am  dumb  before  thy  throne, 
Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

2  Diseases  are  thy  servants,  Lord, 

They  come  at  thy  command  : 

I'll  not  attempt  a  murmuring  wonl 

Against  thy  chasfning  hand. 


PSALM  XL,  67 

"   Vet  I  may  plead  with  humble  cries, 
"  Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes :" 
iMy  strength  consumes,  my  spiiit  dies, 
Thro'  thy  repeated  strokes. 

4  Crushed  as  a  moth  beneath  tliy  hand. 
We  mouhler  to  the  dust : 
Our  feeble  pow'rs  can  ne'er  withstaml 
And  all  our  beauty's  lost. 

'  Tills  mortal  life  decays  apace. 
How  soon  the  bubble's  broke ! 
Adam,  and  all  his  numerous  race, 
Are  vanit}^  and  smoke. 

6  Tm  but  a  sojourner  below, 
As  all  my  fathers  were : 
May  I  be  well  prepar'd  to  go, 
When  I  the  summons  hear. 

r   But,  if  my  life  be  spar'd  a  while 
Before  my  last  remove ; 
Thy  praise  shall  be  my  business  still, 
And  ril  declare  thy  love. 

Psalm  40.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

Deliverance  from  great  distress. 

t  WAITED  patient  for  the  Lord; 
lie  bow'd  to  hear  my  cry  : 
He  saw  me  resting  on  his  word, 
And  brought  salvation  nigh. 

!  He  rais'd  me  from  a  horrid  pit. 
Where  mourning  long  I  lay; 
And  from  my  bonds  releas'd  my  feel. 
Deep  bonds  of  miry  clay. 

3  Firm  on  a  rock  he  made  me  stand; 
And  taught  my  cheerful  tongue 


68  PSALM  XL. 

To  praise  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
In  a  new,  thankful  song. 

4  I'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad ; 

The  saints  with  joy  shall  hear  : 
And  sinners  learn  to  make  my  God 
Their  only  hope  and  fear. 

5  How  many  are  thy  thoughts  of  love  ! 

Thy  mercies.  Lord,  how  great ! 
We  have  not  words,  nor  hours  enough, 
Their  numbers  to  repeat. 

6  When  Vm  afflicted,  poor  and  low. 

And  light  and  peace  depart. 
My  G  od  beholds  my  heavy  woe, 
And  bears  me  oji  his  heart. 

Psalm  40.     Second  ParL     c.  m. 

The  incarnation  and  sacrifice  of  Christ. 

1  TIEHOLD  the  blest  Redeemer  comes  ! 
JI3   'A^h'  eternal  Son  appears! 

And  at  the  appointed  time  assumes 
The  body,  God  prepares! 

2  Jesus  reveaPd  his  Father's  grace. 

And  his  rich  mercy  sliow'd  : 
He  preachM  the  way  of  righteousness, 
And  spread  his  truth  abroad. 

3  His  Father's  honour  touch'd  his  heartr 

He  pitied  sinners'  cries; 
And,  to  fulfil  a  Saviour's  part, 
AV^as  made  a  sacrihce. 

4  No  blood  of  beasts,  on  altars  shed, 

Could  wash  the  conscience  clean ; 
The  sacrifice  which  .!esus  {Kikl 
Atones  for  all  our  ^in> 


PSALM  XL.  69 

Then  was  the  great  salvation  spread, 

And  Satan's  kingdom  shook  : 
rjnis*by  the  woman's  promisil  seed 

The  serpent's  head  was  broke. 
Psalm  40.     Third  Part,    l.  m. 

Christ  our  sacrifice. 

1  pnr^  HE  wonders,  Lord,thy  love  has  wrought, 

JL  Exceed  our  praise,  surmount  our  thought; 
Sliould  I  attempt  the  long  detail, 
My  speech  would  taint,  my  numl)ers  fail. 

2  No  blood  of  beasts  on  altars  spilt, 

Can  cleanse  the  souls  of  men  from  guilt : 
But  thou  hast  set  before  our  eyes 
An  all-sufficient  sacritice. 

3  In  heav'n  before  his  Father's  tJirone, 
Complacent,  smiles  th'  eternal  Son; 

And,  pleas'd,  presents  with  boundless  grace 
Himself,  a  ransom  for  our  race. 

4  "  Behold  !  I  come"  (the  Saviour  <jries, 
With  love  and  duty  in  his  eyes) 

"  I  come  to  bear  the  heavy  load 
"  Of  sins,  and  do  thy  will,  my  God. 

5  "  Mine  ear  is  open'd  to  ihj  voice, 

"  My  heart  delighted  with  thy  choice 
Pleas'd,  I  assume  a  fleshly  form, 
A-kin  to  man,  that  dying  worm. 

.6  *^  'Tis  written  in  thy  great  decree  : 
'  Tis  in  thy  book  foretold  of  me  ; 
I  must  fulfil  the  Saviour's  part; 
And  lo  !  thy  law  is  in  m.y  hear!, 
ril  magnify  thy  holy  law, 
•  And  rebels  to  obedience  draw  ; 


70  PBALM  XLl,  XLII. 

"  When  on  my  cross  I'm  lifted  higlt^ 
"  Or  to  my  crown  above  the  sky. 

8  "  The  Spirit  shall  descend  and  show 
"  What  thou  hast  done,  and  what  1  do : 
"  The  wond'rhig  world  shall  learn  thy  grac^, 
"  Thy  wisdom  and  thy  righteousness." 

Psalm  41.     l.  m. 

Charity  to  the  poor.  , 

1  g®LEST  is  the  man  whose  bowels  move, 
j3   Ai^^l  melt  with  pity  to  the  poor; 
Whose  soul,  by  sympathising  love. 
Feels  what  hi^  fellow  saints  endure. 

2  His  heart  contrives,  for  their  relief, 
More  good  than  his  own  hands  can  do  : 
He,  in  the  time  of  gen'ral  grief, 

Siiall  find  the  Lord  has  bowels  too. 

3  His  ioul  shall  live  secure  on  earth. 
With  secret  blessings  on  his  head; 
When  drought,  and  pestilence,  and  dearth 
Around  him  multiply  their  dead. 

4  Or,  if  he  languish  on  his  couch, 
God  will  pronounce  his  sins  fon^iv'n ; 
Will  save  him  with  a  healing  touch, 
Or  take  his  willing  soid  to  heav'n. 

Psalm  42,     First  Part.     c.  m. 

Desertion  and  hope. 

1  AS  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  stream;, 
J\    When  heated  in  the  chase  : 

Ho  longs  my  soul,  O  God,  for  thee, 
And  thy  refreshing  grace. 

2  For  thee,  my  God,  tlie  living  God. 

My  thirsty  soul  doth  pine  : 


PSALM  XLII.  71 

O  !  when  shall  I  behold  thy  face, 
Thou  majesty  divine  ? 

3  Tears  are  my  constant  food,  while  thus 

Insultini^  foes  upbraid  ; 
]     "  Deluded  wretch  !  where  is  thy  God? 
1         "  And  where  his  prornisM  aid  .'" 

i>4  'Tis  with  a  mournful  pleasure  now" 
'  I  think  on  ancient  days  ; 

j      Then  to  thy  house  did  num'}ers  go, 
t  And  all  our  work  was  praise. 

5  But  why's  my  soul  sunk  down  so  far 

Beneath  this  heavy  load  ? 
Why  do  ray  thoughts  indulge  despair, 
And  sin  against  my  God  ? 

6  Hope  in  the  Lord,  whose  mighty  hand. 

Can  all  thy  woes  remove  : 
For  I  shall  yet  before  him  stand. 
And  sing  restoring  love. 

Psalm  42.    Second  Part.     l.  Si. 

Hope  in  affliction. 

I   T^^Y  spirit  sinks  within  me,  Lord, 
Xy_i_  But  I  will  call  thy  name  to  mind  : 
And  times  of  past  distress  record, 
When  1  have  found  my  God  was  kind. 

!2  Huge  troubles  with  tumultuous  noise 
Swell  like  a  sea,  and  round  me  spread  ; 
Thy  water-spouts  drown  all  ray  joys, 
And  rising  waves  roll  o'er  my  head. 

;i  Yet  will  the  Lord  command  his  love. 
When  I  addrcFs  his  throne  by  daj", 
Nor  in  the  night  his  grace  remove  : 
The  night  shail  hear  me  ?ing  and  praV . 


72  PSALM  XLIIL 

4  ril  cast  myself  before  his  feet, 

And  say,  "  My  God,  my  heav'nly  Rock  l    \ 

**  Why  doth  thy  love  so  long  forget 

"  The  soul,  that  groans  beneath  thy  stroke  Y' 

5  I'll  chide  my  heart  that  sinks  so  low  ; 
Why  should  my  soul  indulge  her  grief  ? 
Hope  in  the  Lord,  and  praise  hiai  too  ;        | 
He  is  my  rest,  my  sure  relief, 

6  Thy  light  and  truth  shall  guide  me  still  : 
Thy  word  shall  my  best  thoughts  employ  ; 
And  lead  me  to  thine  heav'nly  hill. 

My  God^  my  most  exceeding  joy. 
Psalm  43.     p.  m. 

Complaint  mingled  nih  hope. 
\   IkM^  God,  defend  my  cause 
J^fJ^   Against  a  host  of  foes  : 
O !  save  me  from  tir  unjust> 
Who  triumph  in  my  woes. 
AVhy  dost  thou  faint, 
My  trembling  heart  ? 
To  God  impart 
Thy  sad  complain.. 
2  Why  dost  thou,  O  my  shield, 
Desert  me  thus  forlorn  ? 
Why,  hated  and  oppress'd, 
Thus  bid  me  ceaseles.s  mourn  ? 
To  God  I  fly; 
In  God  ni  trust. 
When  low  in  dust 
My  head  shall  lie. 
:\  Now  to  thy  sacred  house 
With  joy  direct  my  feet ; 
Whei-e  saints,  with  morning  V0V;^s, 
Tn  full  asi-emblv  meet. 


tSALM  XLIH.  73 

Thy  power  divine 
Shall  there  be  showii^ 
And  from  thy  throne 
Thy  mercy  shine. 

1  O  !  send  thy  light  abroad  : 
Thy  truth  with  heav'nly  ray 
Shall  lead  my  soul  to  God ; 
And  guide  my  doubtful  way, 

I'll  hear  thy  word 

With  faith  sincere, 

And  learn  to  fear 

And  praise  the  Lord. 

5  There  reach  thy  bounteous  hand, 
And  all  my  sorrows  heal ; 
There  health  and  strength  divinr 
O  !  make  my  bosom  feel. 

Like  balmy  dew, 
Shall  Jesus'  voice 
My  bones  rejoice, 
My  strength  renew  % 

6  Then  in  thy  holy  hill. 
Before  thine  altar,  Lord, 

My  harp  and  song  shall  sound 
The  glories  of  thy  word. 

Henceforth  to  thoP; 

O  God  of  grace, 

A  hymn  of  praise 

My  life  shall  be. 

f  My  soul,  awake  to  joy, 
And  triumph  in  the  Lord, 
My  health,  ray  hope,  my  song 
And  my  divine  revvartl 

Ye  fears  remove; 

N<S  more  I  mourn ; 


74  PSALM  XLIY. 

Bat  blest,  return 
To  sing  his  love. 

Psalm  44.     c.  jvr. 

The  Ckur ell's  complaint  i7i  persecution. 

1  TT    ORD,  we  have  heard  thj'  works  of  oiti, 
B  A  Thy  works  of  pow'r  and  grace ; 

When  to  our  ears  our  fathers  told 
The  wonders  of  their  days  : 

2  How  thou  did'st  bui^ld  thy  ciuu'ches  here. 

And  make  thy  gospel  known ; 
Among  ti-era  did  thine  arm  appear. 
Thy  light  and  glory  shone. 

3  In  God  they  boasted  ail  the  day, 

And  in  a  cheerful  tlirong 
Did  thousands  meet  to  praise  and  pray, 
And  grace  was  all  their  song. 

4  But  now  our  souls  are  seiz'd  with  shame, 

Confusion  fills  our  face; 
To  hear  the  enemy  blaspheme, 
Arjd  fools  reproach  thy  grace. 

!j  Yet  have  we  not  forgot  our  God, 
Nor  falsely  dealt  with  heav'n; 
Nor  have  our  steps  declin'd  the  road 
Of  duty  thou  hast  giv'n. 

0  Tho'  dragons  all  around  us  ronr, 
With  their  destructive  breath; 
And  thine  own  hand  has  bruis'd  us  sore- 
Hard  by  the  gates  of  death. 

7  We  are  expos'd  all  daj'  to  die, 
As  martyrs  for  thy  cause ; 
As  sheep  for  slaughter,  bound  wc  lie 
By  sharp  and  bloody  laws. 


PSALM  XLV. 

S  Awake,  arise,  Almighty  Lord  ! 
Why  sleeps  thy  wonted  grace  ? 
Why  should  we  look  like  men  abhorr\l 
Or  banish'd  from  thy  face  ? 

0  Wilt  thou  forever  cast  us  off. 
And  still  neglect  our  cries  ? 
For  ever  hide  thy  heav'nly  love 
From  our  afflicted  eyes  ? 
JO  Down  to  the  dust  our  soiils  are  boxv'd. 
And  lie  upon  thegrouid; 
Rise  for  our  help,  rebuke  tne  proud, 
And  all  their  pow'rs  confojnd. 
11  Redeem  us  from  perpetual  shame. 
Our  Saviour  and  cnv  God : 
We  plead  the  honours  of  thy  name, 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

Psalm  45.     First  Paii:.     l.  ^u 
The  glory  of  Chnsi,  and  the  porter  of  his  gospel. 

1  ^^T^^V'  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing 
X^     The  glories  of  ray  Saviour  King, 
Jesus  the  Lord ;  how  heav'nly  fair 
His  form  !  how  bright  his  beauties  are ' 

2  O'er  all  the  sons  of  human  race, 
He  s]iines  with  a  superior  grace; 
liOve  from  his  lips  divinely  Hows, 
And  blessings  all  his  state  compose. 

3  Dress  thee  in  arms,  most  mighty  Lord ! 
Gird  on  the  terror  of  thy  sword  ! 

Tn  majesty  and  glory  ride. 
With  truth  and  meekness  at  thy  side. 
A  Thine  anger,  like  a  pointed  dart, 
Shall  pierce  the  foes  <^f  stubborn  heail . 


76  PSALM  XLV. 

Or  words  of  mercy,  kind  and  sweet, 
Shall  melt  the  rebels  at  thy  feet. 

5  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands  ; 
Grace  is  the  scej>tre  in  thy  hands  : 
Thy  laws  and  works  are  just  and  right  ^ 
Justice  and  grace  are  thy  delight. 

0  O  God,  thy  God  has  richly  shed 
His  oil  of  gladness  on  th}'  head, 
And  with  his  sacred  Spirit  blest 
Th'  eternal  Son  above  the  rest. 

Psalm  45,     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Christ  GQid  his  Church. 

i   TW\  HE  King  of  saints  how  fair  his  face^, 
1      Adorn'd  with  majesty  and  grace ! 
He  comes  with  blessings  from  above. 
And  wins  the  nations  with  his  love^ 

2  At  his  right  hand  our  eyes  behold 
The  queen  array'd  in  purest  gold : 
The  world  admires  her  heav'nly  dress ; 
Her  robe  of  joy  jgid  righteousness. 

3  He  forms  her  beauties  like  his  own, 
He  calls  and  seats  her  near  his  throne  ; 
Fair  stranger,  let  thy  heart  forget 
The  idols  of  thy  native  stale. 

4  So  shall  tlie  King  the  more  rejoice. 
In  thee, the  fav'nte  of  his  choice; 
Let  him  be  lov'd,  and  yet  ador'd  : 
For  he's  thy  Maker  and  thy  Lord. 

Ii  O  happy  hour!  when  thou  shalt  v\^\ 
To  his  fair  palace  in  the  skies; 
And  all  thy  sons  (a  numerous  train 
Each,  like  a  prince,  in  j^lory  reign. 


PSALM  XLVL 

u  Let  endless  honours  crown  his  head ; 
Let  evVy  a<re  his  praises  spread ; 
While  we  Avith  cheerful  songs  approve 
The  condescension  of  his  love. 

Psalm  46.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  softly  of  the  Church. 
i    £^  0D  is  our  refuge  in  distress, 

\ji   A  present  help  wiien  dangers  press  : 

On  hhn  for  safety  \ve  relied, 

And  in  his  strength  we  will  confide  : 

1  Tho'  earth  were  from  her  centre  tost. 
And  mountains  in  the  ocean  lost ; 
Or  lofty  hills  from  their  abode, 
Torn  piece-meal  by  the  roaring  flood. 

Let  angry  waves  together  roll'd 
Rage  on  with  fury  uncontrol'd ; 
We  will  not  fear,  whilst  we  depend 
On  God,  who  is  our  constant  friend, 

K  A  gentler  stream,  that  ever  flows, 
And  jov  to  all  around  bestows. 
The  city  of  the  Lord  shall  fdl. 
The  city  where  he's  worshipped  still. 

)  God  dwells  in  Zion,  whose  strong  towVt?;. 
Shall  mo(ik  tir  assault  of  earthly  pow'rs; 
And  his  almighty  aid  is  nigh, 
To  those  w  ho  on  his  strength  rely. 

Psalm  40.     Second  Fart.     l.  m. 

God  creates  peace. 

I    T    ET  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice, 
JLi   Tho'  tyrants  rage,  and  kingdoms  lUv- 
He  utters  his  almight}^  voice, 
The  nations  melt,  the  tumult  dies. 

8   ■ 


n  PSALBi  XLVIl. 

2  The  Lord  of  old  for  Jacob  fought^ 
And  Jacob's  God  is  still  our  aid : 
Behold  the  works  his  hand  hath  vvroiighl 
What  desolations  he  hath  made  ! 

3  From  sea  to  sea  thro'  all  the  shores, 
He  makes  the  noise  of  battles  cease ; 
When  from  on  high  his  thunder  roars, 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace- 

4  He  breaks  the  bow,  he  cuts  the  spear; 
Chariots  he  burns  with  heav'nly  flame  r. 
Keep  silence  all  the  earth,  and  hear 
The  sound  and  glory  of  his  name. 

5  *'  Be  still,  and  learn  that  I  am  God, 
"  I'll  be  exalted  o'er  the  lauds  ; 

*'  I  will  be  known  and  tear'd  abroad, 
"  But  still  my  throne  in  Zion  stands.' 

6  O  Lord  of  hosts,  Almighty  King; 
While  we  so  near  thy  presence  dwelK 
Our  faith  shaU  sit  secure,  and  sing 
Defiance  tp  the  gates  of  hell. 

Psalm  47.     cm. 

Christ  a^^ccnding  vnd  reigning. 
4   ^*\  FOR  a  shout  of  sacred  joy, 
\y   To  God  the  sov'reign  King? 
Let  ev'ry  land  their  tongues  employ, 
And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

2  Jesus,  our  God,  ascends  on  high  ; 

His  heav'nly  guards  arounci 

Attend  him  rising  thro'  the  sky^ 

With  trumpet's  joyful  sound. 

3  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  Kint. 

I^et  mortals  learn  their  strain^  : 


PSALM  XLVIII.  7t 

l.et  all  the  earth  his  honours  sing ; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

4  Rehearse  his  praise  with  awe  profoumV 

Let  knowledge  lead  the  song ; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

5  In  Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne, 

He  lov'd  that  chosen  race; 
•  But  now  he  calls  the  world  his  own. 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace. 

6  These  western  climes  are  all  the  Lord's. 

Here  Abra'm's  God  is  know  n ; 
Wlule  pow'rsand  princes,  shields  and  swords 
Submit  before  his  throne, 

Psalm  48.     First  Part,     s.  m. 

The  Church  is  the  honour  and  safety  of  a  nation 

1  ^  RE  AT  is  the  Lord  our  God, 
\jr   And  let  his  praise  be  great; 

He  makes  his  churches  his  abode, 
His  most  delightful  seat. 

2  These  temples  of  his  grace, 
How  beautiful  they  stand  ! 

The  honour  of  our  native  place, 
And  bulwarks  of  our  laud. 

3  In  Zion  God  is  known, 
A  refuge  in  distress  : 

How  bright  hath  his  salvation  shont 
Thro'  all  her  palaces  ! 

4  When  Kings  against  her  joined, 
And  saw  the  Lord  was  there  ; 

In  wild  confusion  of  the  mind 
They  fled  with  hasty  fear. 


BO  PSALM  XLVIIL 

5  When  navies  tall  and  proud 
Attempt  to  spoil  our  peace, 

He  sends  his  tempests  roaring  loud. 
And  sinks  them  in  the  seas. 

6  Oft  have  our  fathers  told ; 
Our  eyes  have  often  seen ; 

How  well  our  God  secures  the  fold, 
Where  his  own  sheep  have  been. 

7  In  ev'ry  new  distress, 
We'll  to  his  house  repair  : 

We'll  think  upon  his  wondrous  grace, 
And  seek  deliverance  there. 
Psalm  48.     Second  Part.     g.  m. 

The  worship  and  order  of  the  Church. 

I AR  as  thy  name  is  known. 
The  world  declares  thy  praise  ,• 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  before  thy  tluone. 
Their  songs  of  honour  raise. 

2  With  joy  thy  people  stand 
On  Zion's  chosen  hill. 

Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand. 
And  counsels  of  thy  will. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 
The  city  where  we  dwell, 

Compass  and  view  thy  holy  ground^. 
And  mark  the  building  well ; 

4  The  orders  of  thy  house, 
The  worship  of  thy  court. 

The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  voa\s, 
And  make  a  fair  report. 

5  How  decent  and  how  wi?t 
How  glorious  to  behold ! 


1 


,  PSALM  XLIX.  81 

Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorird  \vith  gold. 

6  The  God  \ve  worship  now, 
I  Will  guide  us  till  we  die; 

Will  be  our  God  while  here  below, 

And  ours  above  the  sky. 
I  Psalm  49.     Fhst  Part,     c.  m, 

\    '  The  vanity  of  life  and  riches. 

1  1   ^MTH Y  doth  the  man  of  riches  grow 

y  f      To  insolence  and  pride; 
To  see  his  wealth  and  honours  flow 
!         With  ev'ry  rising  tide  ? 

2  Why  doth  he  treat  the  poor  with  scorn. 

Made  of  the  self-same  clay; 
And  boast  as  tho'  his  flesh  were  born 
j         Of  better  dust  than  they '! 

3  Not  all  his  treasures  can  procure 

His  soul  a  short  reprieve ; 
Redeem  from  death  one  guilty  hour, 
-  Or  make  his  brother  live. 

4  Life  is  a  blessing  can't  be  sold, 
I  The  ransom  is  too  high ; 

j     Justice  will  ne'er  be  brib'd  with  gold, 
1  That  man  may  never  die. 

;  5  He  sees  the  brutish  and  the  wise, 
i  The  tim'rous  and  the  brave, 

!     Quit  their  possessions,  close  their  eyea, 
And  hasten  to  the  grave. 

!  6  Yet  'tis  his  inward  thought  and  pride, 
'  "  My  house  shall  ever  stand  ; 

''  And  that  my  name  may  long  abide, 
*'  I'll  give  it  to  ray  land," 


S2  PSALM  XLIX. 

7  Vain  are  his  thoughts,  his  hopes' are  lost 
How  soon  his  mem'ry  dies  I 
His  name  is  buried  in  the  dust, 
Where  his  own  carcass  lies. 
S  This  is  the  folly  of  their  way; 
And  yet  their  sons,  as  vain, 
Approve  the  words  their  fathers  sa3% 
And  act  their  works  again. 

9  Men  void  of  wisdom  and  of  grace, 

If  honour  raise  them  high, 
Live  like  the  beasts,  a  thoughtless  race, 
And  like  the  beasts  they  die. 

10  Laid  in  the  grave  like  silly  sheep, 

Death  feeds  upon  them  there  ; 
Till  the  last  trumjiet  breaks  their  sleep 
In  terror  and  despair. 
Psalm  49.     Second  Part,     c.  j\i. 
Death  and  Uie  resmrrecHon. 
J   ^IT'E  sons  of  pride  that  hate  the  just, 
B       And  trample  on  the  poor ; 
When  death  hath  brought  you  down  to  du^l : 
Your  pomp  shall  rise  no  more. 

11  The  last  great  day  shall  change  the  scene; 

W^hen  w  ill  that  hour  appear  ? 
When  shall  the  just  revive,  and  reign 
O'er  all  that  scorn'd  them  here  ! 

::>  God  will  my  naked  soul  receive, 
W^hen  separate  from  the  flesh; 
And  break  the  prison  of  the  grave, 
To  raise  my  bones  afresh. 

4  Heav'n  is  my  everlasting  home, 
Th'  inherilf^Hce  is  sur«? ; 


PSALM  L.  SZ 

i.ei  men  of  pride  their  rage  resume. 
But  ril  repine  no  more. 

Psalm  50.     First  Part.     c.  m. 
The  last  judi^mtnt. 

1  firllTE  Lonl,  the  Judge,  before  his  throne 

I      Bids  the  whole  earth  draw  nigh ; 
Tiie  nations  near  the  rising  sun, 
And  near  the  western  sky. 

2  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  say, 

"  Judgment  will  ne'er  begin;" 
No  more  abuse  his  long  delay 
To  impudence  and  sin. 

3  Throned  on  a  cloud  our  God  shall  come. 

Bright  flames  prepare  his  way ; 
Thunder  and  darkness,  fire  and  storm 
Lead  on  the  dreadful  da3^ 

4  Heav'n  from  above  his  call  shall  hear, 

Attendins;  angels  come; 
And  earth  and  hell  shall  know  andfeai 
His  justice,  and  their  doom. 

>  "  But  gather  all  m^'  saints  (he  cries) 
"  That  made  their  peace  with  God, 
"  By  the  Redeemers  sacrifice, 
"  And  seal'd  it  with  his  blood. 

• ;  '^  Their  faith  and  works  brought  forth  to  light., 
''  Shall  make  the  world  confess 
*'  ]\Ty  sentence  of  reward  is  righl, 
*'  And  heav'n  adore  my  grace/' 

Psalm  50.     Second  Part,     cm. 

Obedience  is  better  than  sacrijice. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord, ''  the  spacious  lieldfl 
'-  And  flocks  and  herds  are  mine : 


84  PSALM  1L 

"  O'er  all  the  cattle  of  the  hills 
"  i  claim  a  right  divine. 

2  "  I  ask  no  sheep  for  sacrifice, 

"  Nor  bullocks  burnt  with  fire ; 
"  To  hope  and  love,  to  pray  and  praise^ 
"  Is  all  that  I  require. 

3  Invoke  my  name  when  trouble's  near# 

"  My  hand  shall  set  thee  free ; 
"  Then  shall  thy  thankful  lips  declare 
"  The  honour  due  to  me. 

4  "  The  man  that  ofifers  humble  praise, 

"  Declares  my  glory  best; 
"  And  those  that  tread  my  holy  ways. 
"  Shall  my  salvation  taste. 

5  "  Not  for  the  want  of  bullocks  slain 

"  Will  I  the  w  orld  reprove : 
"  Altars  and  rites  and  forms  are  rain 
^'  Without  the  fire  of  love. 

6  "  And  what  have  hypocrites  to  do 

"  To  bring  their  sacrifice  ? 
"  They  call  my  statutes  just  and  true, 
"  But  deal  in  theft  and  lies. 

7  "  Could  you  expect  to  'scape  my  sighi 

*'  And  sin  w  ithout  control  ? 
'•  But  I  will  bring  your  crimes  to  light. 
"  With  anguish  in  your  soul." 

8  Consider,  ye,  that  slight  the  Lord, 

Before  his  wrath  appear; 
If  once  you  fall  beneath  his  sword 
Therp-j;  no  deliv'rer  there 


i^SALM  L.  85 

FsALM  50.     Third  Pari,     l.  m. 

Hypocrisy  ^vamed. 

1  FMIHE  Lord,    the   Judge,   his    churcheB 

JL  warns : 

Let  hypocrites  attend  and  fear, 
Who  place  their  hope  in  rights  and  forms; 
But  make  not  faith  nor  love  their  care. 

2  Vile  wretches  dare  rehearse  his  name 
With  lips  of  falsehood  and  deceit ; 

A  friend  or  brother  they  defame, 
And  sooth  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 

3  They  watch  to  do  their  neighbours  WTong. 
Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Makers  face  ; 
They  take  his  cov'uant  on  their  tongue. 
But  break  his  laws,  abuse  his  grace. 

\  To  heav'n  they  lift  their  hands  unclean, 
Defil'd  with  lust,  defird  with  blood  : 
By  night  they  practise  ev'ry  sin, 
By  day  their  mouths  draw  near  to  God. 

J  And,  while  his  judgments  long  delay. 
They  grow^  secure,  and  sin  the  more : 
They  tiiink  he  sleeps  as  w  ell  as  they, 
And  put  fur  oft'  the  dreadful  hour. 

'i  Oh  dreadful  hour  !  when  God  draws  near, 
And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyes : 
His  wrath  their  guilty  souls  shall  tear, 
And  no  deliv'rer  dare  to  rise. 

Psalm  50.     Fow^h  Part.     p.  m. 

The  last  judgment. 

1    fi^HE  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons 
.1  forth, 

Calls  the  south  nations  and  awakes  fte  north 
9 


216  PSALM  LI. 

From  east  lowest  the  sov'reign orders  sprea'cl, 
'.riiro'  distant  worlds  and  regions  of  the  dead. 
The  trumpet  sounds ;   hell  ireinhles ;   heaven 
rejoices ;  [yokes. 

Lift  tip  yo}ir  heads^  ye  saints^  with  checifid- 

2  No  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay ; 
His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more :  behold  the 

day !  [nigh ; 

Behold  the  Judge  descends  !  his  guards  are 
Tempests  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky. 
When  God  appears^  all  nature  shall  adore  him . 
While  sinners  tremble^  saints  rejoice  before 

him, 

3  Sinners  awake  betimes;  ye  fools,  be  wiser 
Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise : 
Change  your  vain  thoughts,  your  crooked 

works  amend,  [friend: 

Fly  to  the  Saviour,  make  the  Judge  your 
Then  join,  ye  sai?its  ;  wake  ev'ry  cheenful 

passion  J  [vation. 

When  Christ  returns,  h£  comes  for  your  sal- 

Psalm  51.     Virst  Part.     l.  r.i. 

A  penitent  pleading  for  pardon. 

1  ^HOW  pity,  Lord,  O  Lord,  forgive. 
J5   Let  a  re[)enting  rebel  live ; 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  hut  tlon't  surpas,^ 
The  pow'r  and  glory  of  thy  grace : 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound; 

So  let  thy  ])ard'ning  love  be  found. 
* 
)  O  !  wash  my  soul  from  evVy  sin, 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean 


PSALM  LI.  '^7 

Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lie? 
And  past  oQcuces  pain  mine  eyes. 
1  My  lips  Avith  shame  my  sins  confess 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace : 
Lord,  should  thy  judgment  grow  severe, 
1  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

■  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
Whose  hope  still  hov'ring  round  thy  word. 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there  ^ 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

Psalm  51.     Second  Part,     l.  m. 

Original  and  actual  sins  confessed. 

1  IT    ORD,  I  am  vile,  conceiv'd  in  sin, 
JLi   And  IjOrn  unholy  and  unclean  : 
iSpruug  from  the  man,  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  his  race,  and  taints  us  all. 

2  Soon  as  w^e  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death  : 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart; 
But  we're  defii'd  in  ev'ry  part. 

3  Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  my  spirit  {)ure  and  true : 
O  !  make  me  wise  betimes,  to  see 
My  danger  and  my  reinedy. 

4  Behold!  I  fall  before  thy  ffice; 
My  only  refuge  is  thy  grace  : 

No  outward  forms  can  make  me  clean  : 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

J  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beasf ; 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest; 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  ilood,  nor  sea^ 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  awav. 


88  PSALM  Lt 

6  Jesus,  my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  pow'r  sufficient  to  atone  : 
Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow; 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, ' 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul  haih  rest  or  ease  : 
Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pard'ning  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  bones  rejoice. 

Psalm  51.     Third  Pai^.     l.  m. 

Repentance  and  faith  in  the  blood  qf  Christ. 

1  £^  THOU,  that  iiear'st  when  sinners  cr^\ 
\J   Tho'  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie, 
Avert  from  them  thy  angry  look. 

And  blot  their  mem'ry  from  thy  book* 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within. 
And  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin ; 
Lei  thy  good  spirit  ne'er  depart, 

N  or  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

S  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 
Cast  out  and  banish'd  from  thy  sight : 
Thy  holy  joys,  my  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me,  that  1  fall  no  more. 

4  Tho'  1  have  griev'd  thy  sj)irit.  Lord, 
His  help  and  comfort  still  atford  : 

And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  throncr 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

5  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice  1  bring : 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 
G  My  soul  lies  humbled  in  the  dust, 
And  owns  thy  <lreadful  sentence  just : 


PSALM  Lll.  8^ 

Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  tlie  soul  condenia'd  to  die. 

7  Then  will  I  teach  the  world  thy  ways  : 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sov'reign  grace ; 
ril  lead  them  to  my  Saviour's  blood, 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pard'jiing  God. 

'  O  !  may  thy  love  inspire  ray  tongue ; 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song  : 
And  all  my  powVs  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  sitrenglh  and  righteousness. 
Psalm  52.     First  Part.     l,.  m. 

The  destruction  of  tyrants  amf  pfrskciUors. 

1  VMTtlV  should  the  haughty  tyrant  boast, 

f  J     His  vengeful  arm,  his  w^irlike  host  ? 
Wnile  blood  deftles  his  cruel  hand, 
And  desolation  wastes  the  land. 

2  He  Joys  to  hear  the  captive's  cry, 
Tiie  wivlovv's  groan,  the  orphan's  sigli: 
And  wlU'U  the  weary  s  vord  would  s^)are, 
His  falsehood  spreads  the  fatal  snare. 

3  He  triumph-  in  the  deeds  of  wrong, 
And  arms  n'itu  ri^e  his  impious  tongue  ; 
With  pride  proclaifas  hi.^  dreadful  pow'r, 
And  bids  the  trem.)iing  world  adore. 

1  But  God  is  good,  and  with  a  frown, 
Ca:-:ts  to  the  dust  his  honours  down  : 
The  righteous,  IVeed,  tlieir  hopes  recall-, 
And  hail  the  proud  oppressors  fall. 

-J  How  low  the  persecutor  lies. 
Who  dar'd  th'  eternal  ])owV  despise  ; 
And  vainly  strove,  with  impious  joy, 
The  church  and  nation  to  destr(>v. 


90  PSALM  Lll,  LIII. 

6  We  praise  the  Lord,  who  heard  our  cries, 
And  sent  salvation  from  the  skies : 
The  saints  who  saw  our  mournful  days. 
Shall  join  our  grateful  songs  of  praise. 
Psalm  52.    Second  Part,    v  m. 
The  experience  of  the  Lord's  people  in  his  house. 

1  A  WORD  in  season,  spoke  with  pow*r» 
J^^  I've  often  heard  within  these  walls ; 
But  none  surpassing,  what  this  hour 
Attends  the  precious  gospel  call*. 

2  When  Christ  unveils  his  lovely  face. 
And  grace  for  grace  is  largely  giv'n ; 

A  glory  slunes,  which  makes  this  place 
The  house  of  God,  the  gate  of  heav'n. 

3  Here,  in  thy  courts,  let  me  be  seen, 
Growing  in  faith,  and  hope,  and  love  : 
Like  olive  fair,  and  fresh,  and  green, 
And  rip'ning  for  the  world  above. 

4  Here  will  I  view  thy  glory,  Lord, 
And  songs  for  all  thy  goodness  raise  : 
Here  will  I  wait  to  hear  thy  word. 
And  join  with  saints  who  sing  thy  praise. 

Psalm  53.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

Atheism, 

1  "  fllHERE  is  a  God,"  all  nature  cries. 

JL  The  heav'iis  and  earth  this  truth 
Yet  this,  the  atheist  fool  denies,  [confess ; 
And  dares  his  impious  thoughts  express. 

2  The  Lord,  from  his  celestial  tow'r, 
Look'd  down,  the  sons  of  men  to  view ; 
To  see  if  any  ownM  Ids  powV, 

If  aHy  truth  and  justice  knew. 


PSALM  Lilt,  91 

3  But  all  he  saw  were  gone  aside, 

All,  in  their  hearts,  were  atheists  grown : 
None  took  religion  for  their  guide, 
Not  one  did  God  liis  sov'reign  own. 

4  O  wret€hed  state !  how  fall'n  are  men  I 
How  guilty,  helpless,  lost,  and  dead  ! 
They're  all  concluded  under  sin, 
Their  hope  is  gone,  their  peace  is  fled. 

5  To  such,  the  Lord  his  gospel  sends  ; 
For  thede,  a  Saviour  he  appoints ; 

To  them  his  grace  with  pow'r  extends ; 
And  changes  atheists  into  saints. 
Psalm  53.     Second  Part,     c.  5i. 

Deliverance  from  persecution-, 

\      A   RE  all  the  foes  of  Zion  fooh, 
/\    Who  thus  devour  her  saints  ! 
Do  they  not  know  her  Saviour  rules, 
And  pities  her  complaints  ? 

2  They  shall  be  seiz'd  with  sad  surprise 

For  God's  avenging  arm 
Scatters  the  bones  of  them,  that  rise 
To  do  his  children  harm. 

3  In  vain  the  sons  of  salan  boast 

Of  armies  in  array  : 
When  God  has  first  dispersed  their  liOoC 
They  fall  an  easy  prey. 

4  0  for  a  word  from  Z  ion's  King, 

Her  captives  to  restore ! 
Jacob  with  all  his  tribes  shall  sing. 
And  Judah  weep  no  more. 


»a  PSALM  LIV,  LV. 

PSAL\I   54.       p.   M. 
Prayer  for  deliverance  from  enemies. 

1  71 /TY  God,  preserve  ni}^  soul ; 
JJ^M.  O  make  my  spirit  wh.ole : 

To  save  me  let  thy  strength  appear; 
Strangers  ray  steps  suiTOund; 
Their  pride  and  rage  confound, 

And  bring  thy  great  salvation  near. 

2  Those  that  against  me  rise 
Are  aliens  from  the  skies : 

They  hate  thy  church  and  kingdom,Lord ! 
They  mock  thy  fearful  name  : 
They  glory  in  their  shame, 

Nor  heed  the  Avonders  of  thy  Avord. 

3  But  O  thou  king  divine. 
My  chosen  friends  are  thine,  >5 

The  men,  that  still  my  soul  sustain 
Wilt  thou  my  foes  subdue, 
And  form  their  hearts  anew. 

And  snatch  them  from  eternal  pain. 

4  Escap'd  from  evTy  woe, 
O!  grant  me,  here  below. 

To  praise  tliy  name  with  those  I  love 
And,  Avhen  beyond  the  skies. 
Our  souls  unbodied  rise ; 

Unite  us  in  the  realms  above. 

Psalm  55,     First  Fail,     c.  m. 

Siipport  for  the  afflicted  and  tempted  so^tl. 
1    M^  GOD,  my  refuge,  hear  my  crie?. 
\J   Behold  my  flowing  tears: 
For  earth  and  hell  my  hurt  devise, 
^And  triumph  iu  my  fears. 


I 


FSALM  L\\  93 

2  Their  rage  is  level'd  at  my  life; 

My  soul  with  guilt  they  load ; 
And  fill  my  thoughts  with  inward  strife, 
To  shake  my  hope  in  God. 

3  With  inward  pain  my  heart-strings  sound. 

I  groan  with  ev'ry  breath  : 
Horror  and  fear  beset  me  round, 
Among  the  shades  of  death. 

4  O !  were  I  like  a  feather'd  dove ; 

Soon  would  I  stretch  my  wings ; 
And  fly,  and  make  a  long  remove 
From  all  these  restless  things, 

5  Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go, 

And  find  a  peaceful  home ; 
Where  storms  of  malice  never  blow, 
Temptations  never  come. 

6  Vain  hopes,  and  vain  inventions  ^U^ 

To  'scape  the  rage  of  hell ! 
The  mighty  God  on  whom  I  call, 
Can  save  me  here  as  well. 

Psalm  55.     Second  Part,     s.  m. 

Daily  delations. 

1  TT    ET  sinners  take  their  course, 
JLi   Aj^d  choose  the  road  to  deatli : 

But  in  the  worship  of  my  God 
ril  spend  my  daily  breath. 

2  My  thoughts  address  his  throne, 
When  morning  brings  the  light : 

I  seek  his  blessing  evVy  noon, 
And  pay  my  vows  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt  regard  my  cries, 
0  my  eternal  God  ! 


%4  PSALM  LVI. 

While  sinners  perish  in  surprise. 
Beneath  thine  ani^ry  rod. 

4  Because  they  dwell  at  ease, 
And  no  sad  chani2:es  feel ; 

They  neither  fear  nor  trust  thy  name, 
Nor  learn  to  do  thy  will. 

5  But  I  with  all  my  cares, 
A^'^ill  lean  upon  the  Lord : 

I'll  cast  my  burdens  on  his  arm, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

6  His  arm  shall  well  sustain 
The  children  of  his  love; 

The  ground  on  w  hich  their  safety  stands, 
No  earthly  pow'r  can  move. 
Psalm  56.      First  Part.     c.  ivi. 

Deliverance  from  oppressimi. 

1  d^  THOU  whose  justice  reij!;ns  on  high, 
\J   And  makes  the  oppressor  cease ; 
Behold !  how  envious  sinners  try 

To  vex  and  break  my  peace. 

2  The  sons  of  violence  and  lies 

Join  to  devour  me.  Lord ; 
But  as  my  hourly  dangers  rise. 

My  refuge  is  thy  word. 
^  In  God,  most  holy.  Just,  and  true, 

I  have  reposM  my  trust ; 
Nor  Avill  I  fear  what  flesh  can  do, 

The  offspnng  of  the  dust. 
1  They  wrest  my  words  to  mischief  still, 

Charge  me  with  unknown  faults : 
Mischief  doth  all  their  counsels  fdl, 

And  malice  all  their  thoughts. 


PSALM  LVI,  VII.  g.^ 

t  Shall  they  escape  without  thy  frown  ? 
Must  their  devices  stand  ? 
O !  ca^t  the  haue;hty  sinner  down. 
And  let  him  know  thy  hand ! 
PbALM  56.     Second  Part.     c.  3r. 
God^s  care  of  his  people. 

1  £^  OD  counts  the  sorrows  of  his  saints, 
\Jf   Their  groans  affect  his  ears : 
Thou  hast  a  book  for  my  complaints, 

A  bottle  for  my  tears. 

2  Wlien  to  thy  throne  I  raise  my  crj^ 

The  wicked  fear  and  flee; 
So  swift  is  pray'r  to  reach  tlie  sky, 
So  near  is  God  to  me. 

3  In  thee,  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 

I  have  repos'd  my  trust; 
Nor  will  1  fear  what  man  can  do.. 
The  offspring  of  the  dust. 

4  Thy  solemn  vows  are  on  me.  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  receive  my  praise; 

ril  sing,  ^'  How  faithful  is  thy  word ! 

''  How  righteous  all  thy  ways !" 

5  Thou  hast  securd  my  soul  from  deaths 

O  !  set  thy  pris'ner  free  : 
That  heart  and  hand,  and  life  and  brealU 
May  be  employed  for  thee. 

Psalm  57.     l.  m. 

PraisL  for  proleciion.,  grace,  and  (ruth. 

1   1^/f  Y  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 
XT JL  Of  boundless  love,  and  grace  unknoAvn, 
Hide  me  beueath  thy  spreading  W'ing?. 
''MU  f1?o  flark  rlmiH  ts  ovrrblnwn. 


96  PSALM  LVIII. 


I 


2  Up  to  the  heav'ns  I  send  my  ciy. 
The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform 
He  sends  his  angels  from  the  sky, 
And  saves  me  from  the  threatening  storm, 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God ! 
Above  the  heav'ns  where  angels  dwell : 
Thy  pow'r  on  earth  be  knoAvn  abroad, 
Let  land  to  land  thy  v/onders  tell. 

4  My  heart  is  fix'd ;  my  song  shall  raise 
Immortal  honours  to  thy  name : 
Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  his  praise, 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 

5  High  o'er  the  earth  his  mercy  reigns. 
And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky: 
His  truth  to  endless  years  remains. 
When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die, 

<5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God  ! 

Above  the  heav'ns  where  angels  dwell  c 
'^i^hy  pow'r  on  earth  i3e  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

Psalm  58.     p.  m.  ^ 

Warning  to    Magistrates^  jfafE 

1  "H"  UDGES,  Avho  rule  the  world  by  law?, 
^j     Will  ye  despise  the  righteous  cause. 

When  vile  oppression  wastes  the  land  ? 
Dare  ye  condemn  the  righteous  poor, 
And  let  rich  sinners  'scape  secure. 

While  gold  and  greatness  bribe  your  hand? 

2  Forgot  ye  then,  or  never  knew» 
That  God  will  judge  the  judges  too  ? 

High  in  the  heav'ns  hi  3  justice  reigns  : 


PSALM  LIX.  »7 

yet  you  invade  the  rights  of  God, 
And  send  your  bold  decrees  abroad. 
To  bind  the  conscience  in  your  chains. 

3  A  poison'd  arrow  is  your  tongue, 

•    The  arrow  sharp,  the  poison  strong. 

And  death  attends  where'er  it  wounds; 

Yoti  hear  no  counsels,  cries  nor  tears  ; 

So  the  deaf  adder  stops  her  ears 

Against  the  powV  of  charming  sounds. 

4  Break  out  their  teeth,  eternal  God  ! 
Those  teeth  of  lions,  dy'd  in  blood; 

And  crush  the  serpents  in  the  dust : 
As  em^ity  chaff,  when  whirlwinds  rise, 
Before  the  sweeping  tempest  flies, 

So  let  their  names  and  hopes  be  lost- 

5  The  Almighty  thunders  from  the  sky, 
Their  grandeur  melts,  their  titles  die, 

As  hills  of  snow  dissolve  and  run  ^ 
Or  snails  that  perish  in  their  slime, 
Or  births  that  come  l)efore  their  time, 

Vain  births,  that  never  see  the  sun, 

6  Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord, 
Safety  and  joy  to  saints  afford  : 

And  all  that  hear  shall  join  and  say^ 
"  Sure  there's  a  God  that  rides  on  high, 
"  A  God  that  hears  his  children  crjs 

"  And  will  their  suff'riugs  well  repay/' 

Psalm  59.     s.  m. 

Complaints  against  invading  foes. 

FROM  foes  that  round  us  rise. 
0  God  of  heav'n,  defend  ; 
10 


98  PSALM  LX. 

Who  brave  the  vengeance  of  the  skies, 
And  with  thy  saints  contend. 

2  Eehokl  !  from  distant  shores, 
And  desert  wilds  they  come, 

Combine  for  blood  their  barb'rous  force. 
And  thro'  our  cities  roam. 

3  Beneath  the  silent  shade, 
Their  secret  plots  they  lay ; 

Our  peaceful  walls  by  niglit  invade  ; 
And  waste  the  fields  by  day. 

4  And  will  the  God  of  grace. 
Regardless  of  our  pain, 

Permit  secure  that  impious  race, 
To  riot  in  their  reign  ? 

5  In  vain  their  secret  guile, 
Or  open  force  they  j)rove : 

His  eye  can  pierce  the  deej)est  veil ; 
His  hand  their  strength  remove. 

6  Yet  save  them,  Lord,  from  death, 
Lest  we  forget  their  doom  ; 

But  drive  them  with  thine  angry  breath. 
Thro'  distant  lands  to  roam. 

7  Then  shall  our  grateful  voice 
Proclaim  our  guardian  God  ; 

The  nations  round  the  earth  rejoice, 
And  sound  the  praise  abroad. 

Psalm  60.     c.  m. 

On  a  day  of  humiliation  in  war. 

1  T    ORD  thou  hast  scourg'd  our  guilty  land 
JLi    Behokl  thy  people  mourn  : 
Shall  vengeance  ever  guide  thy  hand  "^ 
Shall  mercy  ne'er  return  ? 


PSALM  LXI.  ^# 

'^  Beneath  tlie  terrors  of  thine  eye. 
Earth's  haiig;hty  tow'rs  decay ; 
Thy  frowning  mantle  spreads  the  sky, 
Ami  mortals  melt  awa^'. 

3  Our  Zion  treml/les  at  thy  stroke. 

And  dreads  thy  lifted  hand  ! 
O !  heal  the  nation  thou  hast  broke, 
And  save  the  sinking  land. 

4  Exalt  the  banner  in  the  field, 

For  thoee  that  fear  thy  name ; 
From  barb'rous  hosts  thy  people  shield;, 
And  put  our  foes  to  shame. 

5  Attend  our  armies  to  the  fight, 

And  be  their  guardian  God  : 
In  vain  shall  num'rous  pow'rs  unite, 
Against  thy  lifted  rod. 

6  Our  troo{)s,  beneath  thy  guiding  hand, 

Shall  gain  a  glad  renown : 
'Tis  God  who  makes  the  feeble  standi 
And  treads  the  mi2:hty  down. 
Psalm  61.     First  Part,     s.  m. 
Safety  in  God. 

1  ^^THEN  overwhelm'd  with  griei\ 

f  f      My  heart  wUhin  me  dies , 
Helpless  and  far  from  all  relief, 
To  heav'n  1  lift  miiue  eyes. 

2  O  lead  m,e  to  the  rock, 
That's  high  above  ray  head  ; 

And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wings, 
My  shelter  and  my  shade. 

:>  Within  thy  presence.  Lord, 
For  ever  Til  abide ;. 


loo  PSALM  LXI,  LXIl 

Thou  art  the  tow'r  of  my  defence, 
The  refuge  where  I  hide. 

4  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 
Of  those  that  fiear  thy  name  '. 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 
I  shall  possess  the  same. 
Psalm  61.     Second  Part.    l.  m. 

Jtsus  is  our  King. 

1  "M/f  Y  soul  of  thy  protection  stJre, 
JLfJI   Against  her  foes  shall  rest  secure ; 
For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard  my  vows» 
And  brought  me  joyful  to  thy  house. 

2  With  all  thy  saints  Til  strive  to  sing 
The  glories  of  my  heav'nly  king ; 
Whom  thou  in  mercy  didst  ordain. 
Should  o'er  thy  chosen  people  reign* 

3  Jesus  shall  live  for  ever  blest. 

And  give  his  people  peace  and  rest : 
His  years  shall  last,  and  God  will  o^vn 
His  righteous  sceptre,  and  his  throne. 

4  O  let  thy  truth  prepare  the  way, 
In  mercy,  Lord,  extend  his  sway  : 
Thus  we'll  devote  our  future  days, 
To  pay  our  vows  and  sing  thy  praise. 

Psalm  G2.     l.  m. 

Faith  in  the  grace  and  pojvcr  of  the  Redeemer 

1  1%^Y  spirit  looks  to  God  alone; 
jj/m.  ^^y  ^^^^  ^"*^  refuge  is  his  throne: 
In  all  my  fears,  in  all  my  straits, 

My  soul  on  his  salvcition  waits. 

2  Trust  him,  ye  saints,  in  all  your  ways. 
Pour  oat  voui-  hearts  before  hh  Thcv 


PSALM  LXIH.  101 

When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all-sufficient  aid. 

*3  False  are  the  men  of  high  degree, 
The  bciser  sort  are  vanity; 
Laid  in  the  balance,  both  appear 
Light  as  a  putf  of  empty  air. 

4  Make  not  increasing  gold  your  trust, 
Nor  set  your  hearts  on  glitt'ring  dust ; 
Why  will  ye  grasp  the  fleeting  smoke. 
And  not  believe  what  God  has  spoke  ? 

-  5  Once  hath  his  awful  voice  declar'd. 
Once  and  again  my  ears  ha^  e  heard, 
"  All  pow'r  is  his  eternal  due; 
''He  must  be  fear'd  and  trusted  too." 

6  For  sov'reign  pow'r  reigns  not  alone, 
Grace  is  a  partner  of  the  throne : 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  mighty  Lord, 
Shall  well  divide  our  last  reward. 

Psalm  63.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

The  moming  of  a  Lord's  day. 

1  TT^  ARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
mIa  I  haste  to  seek  thy  face; 

My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away, 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 

2  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  pow  i , 

Thro'  all  th}^  temples  shine  : 
3Iy  God,  repeat  that  heav'nly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

»  Nqt  life  itself,  w  ith  all  its  joys, 
Can  my  best  passions  move; 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice. 
As  thy  forgiving  love, 
10  " 


flr2  PSALM  LXIIL 

4  Thus  till  my  last  expiring  day 
I'll  bless  my  God  and  king; 
Thus  will  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray^ 
And  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 

PsAiiM  63.     Second  Part.    l.  m. 

The  love  of  God  better  than  life, 

1  £^  RE  AT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claimj 
^Jf  Thou  art  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest; 

The  glories,  that  compose  thy  name. 
Stand  all  engag'd  to  make  me  blest. 

2  T1k)u  Great  and  Good,  thou  Just  and  Wise. 
Thou  art  my  Father  and  my  God  ; 

And  I  am  thine  by  sacred  ties, 

Thy  son,  thy  servant,  bought  with  blood. 

3  With  early  feet  I  lov  V  appear 
Among  thy  saints,  and  seek  thy  face ; 
Oft  have  I  seen  thy  glory  there. 
And  felt  the  pow'r  of  sov'reign  grace. 

4  Not  fruits  nor  wines  that  tempt  our  taste 
Nor  all  the  joys  our  senses  know, 
Could  make  me  so  divinely  blest. 

Or  raise  my  cheerful  passions  so. 

5  My  life  itself,  without  thy  love, 
No  taste  of  pleasure  could  afford; 
'Twould  but  a  tiresome  burden  provC; 
If  I  were  banish'd  from  the  Lord. 

6  Amidst  the  wakeful  hours  of  night. 
When  busy  cares  afflict  my  head; 
One  thought  of  thee  gives  new  delight, 
And  adds  refreshment  to  my  bed. 

J  I'll  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  wy  voice, 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray,  or  praise  i 


PSALM  LXni,  LXIV.  103 

^his^Y0^k  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
\nd  bless  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

Psalm  63.     TJiirdPart     s.  m. 

Seeking  God. 

1  T%>^Y  God,  permit  my  tongue 
jj/ji  Tliisjoy,  to  call  thee  mine  ; 

And  let  my  early  cries  prevail 
To  taste  thy  love  divine. 

2  My  thirsty  fainting  soul 
Thy  mercy  does  hnplore  ^ 

Not  travellers  in  desert  lands 
Can  pant  for  water  more, 

3  Within  thy  churches,  Lord, 
I  long  to  find  my  place  ; 

Thy  pow'r  and  gloiy  to  behold, 
And  feel  thy  quick'ning  grace 

4  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help 
To  thee  my  spirit  flies ; 

And  on  thy  watchful  providence, 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

5  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 
My  soul  in  safety  keeps ; 

I  follow  where  my  father  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 
Psalm  64.     l.  m. 
Hope  in  God  for  deliverance  from  enemies. 

1  d^  RE  AT   God  attend  to  my  complaint, 
\Jf   Nor  let  my  drooping  spirit  faint  : 
When  foes  in  secret  spread  the  snare, 

Let  my  salvation  be  thy  care. 

2  Shield  me  without,  and  guard  within, 
From  vile  temptations  and  from  sin ; 


104  PSALM  hXV. 

May  ^nxy,  lust,  and  pride  doparl, 
And  hcav'niy  grace  expand  my  heart 

3  Thy  justice  and  thy  pow'r  display. 
And  scatter  tar  thy  foes  a\vay  ; 
While  listening-  iiations  learn  tliy  word, 
And  saints,  triumphant,  bless  the  Lord. 

4  Then  shall  thy  Church  exalt  her  voice. 
And  all  that  love  thy  name  rejoice  : 
Ey  faith  approach  thine  a^vful  throne, 
And  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

Psalm  6a,     First  Part.     c.  m. 

J  prayer  hearing  God. 
i    BJpRAISE  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee;^ 
J^    There  shall  our  vows  be  paid  : 
Thftu  hast  an  ear  when  sinners  pray  ; 
All  flesh  shall  seek  thine  aid. 

2  Lord,  our  iniquities  prevail, 

But  pard'ning  grace  is  thine  ; 
And  thou  wilt  grant  uspow'r  and  skill 
To  conquer  ev'r*y  sin. 

t)  Blest  are  the  men  whom  thou  wilt  choosq 
To  biing  them  near  thy  face  ; 
Give  them  a  dwelling  in  thy  house. 
To  feast  ni)on  thy  grace. 

1  In  answ'ring  Avhat  thy  church  requests. 
'J'hy  truth  and  terror  shine  ; 
And  works  of  dreadful  righteousness 
Fulfil  thy  kind  design. 
i  Thus  shall  the  wond'ring  nations  set; 
Tlie  Lord  is  good  and  just ; 
And  distant  islands  lly  to  thee, 
^ml  make  thy  name  their  tru^t 


PSALM  LXV.  \0j 

0  They  dread  thy  glittVing  tokens,  Lord, 
When  signs  in  heav'n  appear ; 
j      But  they  shall  learn  thy  holy  word. 
And  love  as  well  as  fear. 
Psalm  65.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

I  Th£  providence  of  God  in  air^  eartJiy  and  sea, 

;  1  'FXI I S  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 

I        JL     Crod  of  eternal  pow'r ; 

I  '    The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 

And  tempests  cease  to  i*oar. 
1 2  Thy  morning  light  and  ev'ning  shade 
J  Successive  comforts  bring ; 

1  ^  Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 
'  Thy  flow'rs  adorn  the  spring. 

I  3  Seasons  and  times,  and  months,  and  hour^. 
Heav'n,  earth,  and  air  are  thine  ; 
When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  show'rs, 
The  author  is  divine. 

4  Those  wand'ring  cisterns  in  the  sky. 

Borne  by  the  Avimls  around, 
With  Avat'ry  treasures  well  supply 
The  furrows  of  the  ground. 

5  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear ; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still. 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 
Psalm  65.     Third  Part.     f.  m. 

The  providence  of  God  in  the  seasons. 

OW  pleasing  is  thy  voice, 
O  Lord,  our  heav'niy  King, 
That  bids  the  frosts  retire, 
And  wakes  the  lovely  spring  ? 


H 


iao  PSALM  LXV. 

The  rains  return,  the  ice  distils. 
And  plains  and  hills  forget  to  mourip 

2  The  lofty  mouritains  stand, 
Estahlish'd  by  thine  arm  ; 
Thy  voice  the  ocean  stills, 
The  tuniuit,  and  the  storm. 

Thro'  earth  and  skies,  with  terror  spread 
Th}^  tokens  dread,  all  lands  surprise. 

3  The  morn  with  glory  crown'd, 
Thy  hand  arrays  in  smiles  ; 
'Thou  hid'st  the  eve  decline, 
Rejoicing  o'er  the  hills. 

Soft  Sims  ascend  ;  the  mild  wind  blows ; 
2\nd  beauty  glows  to  earth's  far  end. 

4  Thou  mak'st  the  pasture  green ; 
Thou  calFst  the  flocks  abroad ; 
The  springing  corn  proclaims 
The  footsteps  of  our  God. 

Botli  bird  and  beast  partake  th}^  eaitf. 
And  happy  share  the  gen'ral  feast. 
5.  Thy  show'rs  make  soft  the  fields  . 

On  ev'ry  side,  behold  ? 

The  rip'ning  harvests  wave 

Their  loads  of  richest  gold. 
The  lab'rerssing  with  cheerful  voice, 
And,  blest,  rejoice  in  Gotl  their  Kin^. 

6  The  thunder  is  his  voice  ; 
His  ari^ws  blazing  fires  : 
He  glows  in  yonder  sun, 
And  smiles  in  rtarry  choirs. 

The  balmy  breeze  his  breath  perfumes  . 

Hi"^  beauty  blooms,  in  ilow'rs  and  trees. 


PSALM  LXVL  Py^ 

'    With  life  he  clothes  the  spring  ; 

The  earth  with  suninier  Avarmb? 

He  spreads  th'  autumnal  feast. 

And  rides  in  win'try  storms. 
His  jrifti?  divine  thro'  all  a])pear, 
And  round  the  year  his  glories  shine. 
PsAT.M  0(3.     First  Part.     c.  m, 

Cfr  '^rac£s  ined  by  nfflidwns. 

\   ^ING,  all  ye  nations  to  tht)  Lord, 
J5   ^^J"^  ^^'^^^^  3. joyful  noise  ; 
With  melody  of  sound  record 
His  honours,  and  your  joys. 

2  Say  to  the  Pow'r  that  shakes  the  sky, 
"  How  terrible  art  thou  \ 
*'  Sinners  before  thy  presence  fly, 
"  Or  at  thy  feet  they  bow." 

^  He  rules  by  his  resistless  might ; 
Will  rebel  mortals  dare 
Provoke  th'  eternal  to  the  fight, 
Aad  tempt  that  dreadful  war  ? 

4  O  bless  our  God,  and  never  cease; 

Ye  saints  fulfil  his  praise ; 
He  keeps  our  life,  maintains  our  peace; 
And  guides  our  doubtful  w  ays. 

5  Lord^  thou  hastprov'd  our  suff'riiig  sonls. 

To  make  our  graces  shine  : 
So  silver  bears  tlic  burning  coals, 
The  metal  to  refine. 

0  Thro'  wat'ry  deeps,  and  fiery  wa3^s. 
We  march  at  thy  command  ; 
Iicd,  to  |)o5sess  the  j>r()mls'd  place, 
B\'  thine  unerrinir  hand. 


108  PSALM  LXVI,  LXVII. 

*  Psalm  66.     Second  Part.     cm. 

Praist  hj  God  for  hearing  prayer . 

NOW  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
To  that  Almighty  Fow'r, 
W  ho  heard  the  long  requests  I  made 
In  my  distressful  hour. 

2  My  lips  and  cheerful  heart  prepare 

To  make  his  mercies  known  ; 
Come,  ye  that  fear  my  God,  and  hear 
The  wonders  he  hath  done, 

3  When  on  my  head  huge  sorrows  fall, 

I  sought  his  heavenly  nid ; 
He  sav'd  my  sinking  soul  from  hell, 

And  death's  eternal  shade.  i  J 

4  If  sin  lay  cover'd  in  my  heart,  ''^^^ 

While  prayer  employ'd  my  tongue, 
The  Lord  had  shown  me  no  regard, 
Nor  I  his  praises  sung. 

$  But  God  (his  name  be  ever  blest) 
Hath  set  my  spirit  free  ; 
Nor  turn'd  from  him  my  poor  request, 
Nor  turn'd  his  heart  from  me. 

Psalm  67.     c.  m. 

The  prosperity  qf  the  nation,  and  increase  qf  Vie  church. 

X  OHINE  on  our  land,  Jehovah,  shiue^ 
J5   With  beams  of  heav'nly  grace ! 
Reveal  thy  powV  thro'  all  our  coasts, 
And  show  thy  smiling  face-* 

2  Here  fix  thy  throne  exalted  high, 
And,  here,  our  glory  stand ; 
And,  like  a  wall  of  guardian  fire. 
Surround  thy  fav'rite  land. 


PSALM  LXVIir.  109 

"'•  V/heu  shall  thy  name  from  shore  to  shore 
Soiiml  all  the  earth  abroad, 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God ! 

4  Sing  to  the  Lonl,  ye  distant  lands, 

Sins:  loud  witii  solemn  voice  ; 
Let  thankful  tonc;ues  exalt  his  praise, 

And  thankful  hearts  rejoice. 
He,  the  creat  Lord,  the  sdv'reign  Judge, 

That  sits  enthron'd  above, 
Wisely  commands  the  v.  orlds,  he  made. 

Injustice  and  in  love* 

6  Earth  shall  confess  her  Maker^s  hand, 
And  yield  a  full  increase  : 
Our  God  will  crown  hi^  chosen  land 
With  fruitfulness  and  peace. 

i  God,  the  Redeemer,  scatters  round 
His  choicest  favours  here ; 
While  the  creation's  utmost  boiind 
Shall  see,  adore,  and  fear. 

Psalm  68.     First  Part.     h.  m. 
The  vengeance  and  compassion  of  God. 

1  *j"    ET  God  arise  in  all  his  might, 
JLj   And  j)ut  the  troops  of  hell  to  flight : 
As  smoke,  that  souo^ht  to  cloud  the  skieg. 
Before  the  rising  tempest  flies. 

2  He  rides  and  thunders  thro'  the  sky ; 
His  name  Jehovah  sounds  on  high; 
Sing  to  his  name,  ye  sons  of  rijrace : 
Ye  saints  rejoice  before  his  face. 

3  The  widow  and  the  fatherless 
Fly  to  hi*^  aid  in  sham  distress; 

11* 


no  PSALM  LXVIir. 

In  liim,  the  poor  and  helpless  And 
A  Judge,  that's  just,  a  Father  kind. 

4  He  breaks  the  captive's  heavy  chain^ 
And  pris'ners  see  the  light  again  9 
But  rebels,  that  dispute  his  will, 
Shall  dwell  in  chains  and  darkness  stilL 

^-  Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong ; 
Crown  him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song: 
His  wondrous  names  and  pow'rs  rehearse  5 
His  honours  shall  enrich  your  verse. 

6  He  shakes  tlie  heav'ns  with  loud  alarms  ; 
How  terrible  is  God  in  arms ! 

In  Ismel  are  his  mercies  known, 
Israel  is  his  peculiar  throne. 

7  Proclaim  him  King,  pronounce  him  blest  ;l 
He's  your  defence,  your  joy,  your  rest : 
When  terrors  rise,  and  nations  faint^ 
(»od  is  the  strength  ofev'ry  saint. 

PsAL3f  68.     Second  Part,     l.  ?j. 

The  ascension  of  Christy  and  the  gift  of  Hie  ^piriL 

t    T    ORD,  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  high. 
.B-jA   Ten  thousand  angels  fillVl  the  sky  : 
Those  heav'niy  guards  around  thee  wait^ 
Like  chariots,  that  attend  thy  state. 

]  Not  Sinai's  mountain  could  ajipear 
More  glorious  when  the  Lord  \'^as  there: 
While  he  pronounc'd  his  dreadful  law. 
And  struck  the  chosen  tribes  with  awe. 

}  How  bright  the  triumph  none «an  telU 
When  tlie  rebellious  powTS  of  hell. 
That  thousand  zonU  }iad  captive  made* 
Were  all  iu  chains  like  cnptives  led. 


PSALM  I/KVin.  Ill 

^  Hais'd  by  his  Father  to  tlie  throne, 
He  sent  the  promisM  spirit  down, 
With  ^jfts  and  grace  for  rebel 'men. 
That  God  might  dwell  on  earth  again. 

Psalm  G8.     Third  FarL     l.  ^u 

Praise  for  common  and  specicA  mcrdes. 

1  "^MTE  bless  tJie  Lord,  the  just,  the  good, 
,^      f  f   Who  fills  our  hearts  v,4th  joy  and  food ; 

Who  pours  his  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  v;ith  rich  supplies. 

2  He  sends  the  mm  his  circuit  round, 

To  cheer  the  fruits,  to  warm  the  ground; 
He  bids  the  clouds,  with  plenteous  rain. 
Refresh  the  thirsty  earth  again. 

3  'Tis  to  his  car«  we  owe  our  breath, 
And  all  our  near  escapes  from  death  r 
Safety  and  health  to  God  belong. 

He  heals  the  weak,  and  guards  the  strongs 

4  He  makes  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
The  common  blessings  of  his  love  : 
But  the  wide  diiT 'rence  that  remains, 
Is  endless  joy,  and  endless  pains. 

5  The  Lord  that  i»ruis'd  the  serpent's  head. 
On  all  the  serpent's  seed  shall  tread : 
The  stubborn  sinner's  hope  confound. 
And  smite  him  with  a  lasting  wound. 

P  T>ut  his  right  hand  his  saints  shall  raise 
From  the  (ieep  earth,  or  deeper  seas; 
And  bring  tliem  to  his  courts  above: 
Xl^r«  ^hall  (hey  taste  hib  sj)ccial  love 


U2  PSAi.M  LXIX. 

Psalm  C9.     First  Part.     l.  lu 

ChrisVs  passion  and  sinners^  salvation. 

1  S  ^EEP  in  our  hearts  let  ns  record 
jij   The  deeper  sorrows  of  our  Lord , 
Eehokl !  the  rising  billows  roll, 

To  overwlielm  his  holy  sou). 

2  lu  long  oomj)laiiits  he  spends  his  breath, 
While  hosts  of  hell,  and  pow'rs  of  death, 
And  all  the  sons  of  malice  join 

To  execute  their  curs'd  design. 

3  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  pow'r  and  love 
Plas  mad^  the  curse  a  ulessing  prove : 
Those  dreadful  suiTrings  of  thy  Son 
Aton'd  for  sins  which  we  had  done. 

4  The  pangs  of  our  expiring  Lord 

,     The  honours  of  thy  law  restor'd  : 
His  sorrows  made  thy  justice  known > 
And  paid  for  follies,  not  his  own. 

5  O  for  his  sake  our  guilt  forgive, 
A.id  let  the  mourning  sinner  live ! 
The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name, 
l\^or  shall  our  hope  be  turn'd  to  shame. 

Psalm  GO.     ScconJ  Part.     jl.  m. 

The  siiffcrings  and  2cal  of  Chi-ist. 

1  TBI  WAS  for  my  sake,  eternal  God, 

§      Thy  Son  sustained  that  heavy  load 
Of  hase  reproacli,  and  sore  disgrace; 
And  sluune  deiiTd  his  sacred  face. 

2  The  J'jws,  his  brethren  aiid  his  kin, 
Al)Ur\;  the  man  that  clu  ek'd  their  sin- 
While  he  fulfill'd  thy  holy  laws. 
They  hate  him,  but  without  a  cati?€. 


PSALM  LXIX-  lia 

3  "  My  Father's  bouse,"  said  he,  "  Was  niEde 
''  A  place  for  worship,  not  for  trade:" 
Then  scattering  all  their  gold  and  brass. 
He  scourg'd  the  merchauts  from  the  plaee. 

4  Zeal  for  the  temple  of  his  God 
Consumed  his  life,  expos'd  his  blood: 
Reproaches,  at  thy  glory  thrown, 
He  felt  and  mourn'd  them  as  his  own. 

fi  His  friends  forsook,  his  follow'rs  fled. 
While  foes  and  arms  surround  his  head; 
They  curse  him  w  ith  a  siand'rous  tongu^j 
And  the  false  judge  maintains  the  wrong. 

5  His  life  they  load  with  hateful  lies, 
And  charge  his  lips  with  blasphemies; 
They  nail  him  to  the  shameful  tree : 
There  hung  my  Lord,  who  died  for  me. 

T  Wretches,  with  hearts  as  hard  as  stones^ 
Insult  his  piety  and  groans ; 
Gall  was  the  food  they  gave  him  there. 
And  mock'd  his  thirst  w  ith  vinegar. 

.   But  God  beheld ;  and  from  his  throne 
Mark'd  out  the  men  that  hate  his  Son  r 
The  hand  that  rais'd  him  from  the  dead, 
Shall  pour  due  vengeance  on  their  head. 
Psalm  69.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

God  glorified  in  the  obedience  and  death  qf  Christ. 

J    1.1  ATHER,  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace.. 
Jt;     I  bless  my  Saviour's  name; 
He  bought  salvation  for  the  poor, 
And  bore  the  sinner's  sname. 

;i  His  deep  distress  hath  raisM  us  higb : 
His  duty  ami  his  zeal 
11   ' 


114  PSALM  LXX. 

Fulfiy^idllie  law,  ^'hich  mortals  broke, 
And  linish'd  all  thy  ^vill. 

3  His  dying  groans,  his  living  songs 

8La{i  better  [)lease  my  God, 
Tiiaii  har[,''s  or  trumpet's  solemn  sound, 
Than  goat's  or  bullock's  blood. 

4  This  shall  his  humble  follow'rs  see. 

And  set  their  hearts  at  rest : 
They  by  his  death  draw  near  to  thee. 
And  live  for  ever  blest. 

5  Let  heav'n  and  all  that  dwell  on  high. 

To  God  their  voices  raise  ; 
Wliiie  lands  and  seas  assist  the  sky^ 
And  join  t'  advance  the  praise. 

6  Zioji  is  thine,  most  holj^  God  : 

Thy  Son  shall  bless  her  gales; 
And  glory,  purchas'd  by  his  blood, 
For  thine  own  Israel  w^aits. 

PsAliM    70.       L.  31. 

J  prayer  of  the  church  for  the  presence  rf  Christ. 

1  g~^   THOU,  whose  hand  the  kingdom 
Vr  sways  ; 

Whom  earth,  and  hell,  and  heav'n  obeys  * 
To  help  thy  chosen  sons  a-^pear. 
And  show  thy  pow'r  and  glory  here  ! 

2  While  SAtupid  wretches,  sunk  in  sleep. 
Slide  onAvaid  to  the  tiery  deep, 

To  sense,  and  oin  and  madness  giv'n. 
Believe  no  hell,  and  wibh  no  heav'n  ; 

3  While  fools  deri(k%  while  foes  oppress. 
And  Zioa  niouras  ia  deep  distress  ^ 


PSJfLM  LXXL  115 

JH^r  friends  withdraw,  her  foes  grow  bold  ; 
Truth  fails,  and  love  is  waxen  cold. 

3  O  haste,  with  ev'ry  gift  inspir'd, 
With  glory,  truth,  and  grace  attif  d, 

I     Thou  Star  of  heav'n's  eternal  morn  ; 
Thou  Sun,  whom  beams  divine  adorn ! 

5  Assert  the  honour  of  thy  name  ; 

O'erwhclni  thy  foes  with  fear  and  shame : 
Then,  send  thy  Spirit  fron\  above. 
And  change  their  enmity  to  love. 

,6  Saints  shall  be  glad  before  thy  face, 
.     And  grow  in  faith,  in  truth,  and  grace : 
Thy  church  shall  blossom  in  thy  sight. 
Yield  fruits  of  peace  and  pure  delight .^ 

j  7  O  hither,  then,  thy  footsteps  bend  ; 
Swift  as  a  roe,  from  hills  descend  ; 
Mild  as  the  sabbath's  cheerful  ray, 
Till  life  unfolds  eternal  day  ! 

Psalm  71,     First  Part.     c.  m. 

The  aged  sainVs  reflection  and  hope. 

1  T%/^Y  God,  my  everlasting  hope, 

Thy  hands  have  held  my  childhood  up, 
And  strengthen'd  all  my  youth. 

2  My  flesh  was  fashionM  by  thy  powV, 

With  all  these  limbs  of  mine; 
And,  from  my  mother's  painful  hour, 
j  Tve  been  entirely  thine. 

3  Still  hath  my  life  new  wonders  seen 

Repeated  ev'ry  year ; 
Belu)ld !  my  days  that  yet  remain, 
1  trust  thc,m  to  thy  cc'.rt*. 


116  PSALM  Ljtxr. 

4  Cast  me  not  off  wlien  strength  declines. 

When  hoary  hairs  arise; 
And  round  me  let  thy  glory  sliinf » 
Wheiie'er  thy  servant  dies. 

5  Then  in  the  hist'ry  of  my  age, 

When  men  review  my  days, 
They'll  read  thy  love  in  ev'ry  page, 
In  ev'ry  line  thy  praise. 

Psalm  71.     Second  Part.     c.  m,. 

Christ  is  our  strength  and  tight e^usness. 

1  T%/TY  Saviour,  my  Almight}^  Frienil, 
j^M.  When  1  begin  thy  praise,  ' 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end.-, 

The  numbers  of  thy  grace  ? 

2  Thou  a,rt  my  everlastmg  trust, 

Thy  goodness  I  adore ! 
And,  since  I  knew  thy  graces  first^ 
I  speak  thy  glories  more. 

3  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  celestial  road ; 
And  march  with  courage  in  thy  strength* 
To  see  my  Father,  God. 

4  When  I  am  fiU'd  with  sore  distress 

For  some  surprising  sin, 
I'll  plead  thy  perfect  righteousness. 
And  mention  none  but  thine. 

i»  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 

The  vict'riesofmy  King! 
My  soul,  redeem'd  from  sin  and  hell^ 

Shall  thy  salvation  sing. 
<>  ])Iy  tongue  shall  all  the  day  proclaim 

JSJy  Savioi^r  and  my  God  ; 


PSaIm  LXXI.  117 

His  death  hath  tiroiight  my  foes  Ho  shame  5 
He  sav'd  me  by  his  blood. 
/   Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful  pow'r|, 
With  this  delightful  ?ong  : 
I'll  entertain  the  darkest  hours, 
Nor  think  the  season  long. 
PsAi.]\:  71.     Third  Part,     c.   m. 
The  aged  chHstmrCs  prayer  and  song. 

1  g^  CD  of  my  childhood,  and  ray  youtb, 
\jf   The  guide  of  all  my  days, 

1  have  declar'd  thy  heav'nly  truth, 
And  told  thy  wondrous  ways. 

2  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  hairs, 

And  leave  my  fainting  heart  ? 
Who  shall  sustain  my  sinking  yearg 
If  God,  my  strength,  depart  ? 

3  Let  me  thy  pow'r  and  truth  proclaim 

To  the  surviving  age ; 
And  leave  a  savour  of  thy  name, 
When  1  shall  quit  the  stage. 

i  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 
Attends  my  next  remove  : 
O  may  thete  poor  remains  of  breatli 
Teach  the  wide  world  thy  love  1 

>  Thy  righteousness  is  deep  and  high; 
Uiibearchahle  thy  deeiU : 
Thy  glory  spreads  be^^ond  the  sky, 
And  all  my  praise  exceeds. 

6  Oft  have  I  heard  thy  threal'nings  roar. 
And  oft  endurV.  the  grief; 
But  when  thy  hand  has  prest  me  soro 
Thy  grace  was  mv  relief. 


118  PSALM  LXXII. 

7  By  long  experienoe  have  I  known 
Thy  sov'reign  i)Ow'r  to  save : 
At  thy  command,  I  venture  down 
Securely  to  the  grave. 
'^  When  I  lie  buried  deep  in  dust, 
My  flesh  shall  be  thy  care : 
These  with'ring  limbs  with  thee  I  trust. 
To  raise  them  strong  and  fair. 

Psalm  72.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  kingdom  of  Christ. 

1  /^  REAT  God,  whose  universal  sway 
Xjl"  The  known  and  unknow  n  worlds  obey, 
Now  give  the  kingdom  to  thy  Son, 
Extend  his  pow'r,  exalt  his  throne. 

2  Thy  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands, 
AH  heav'n  submits  to  his  commands ; 
His  justice  shall  avenge  the  poor. 
And  pride  and  rage  prevail  ©o  more, 

3  With  powVhe  vindicates  the  just; 
And  treads  th'  oppressor  in  the  dust ; 
His  worship  and  his  fear  shall  last. 
Till  hours,  and  years,  and  time  be  past. 

4  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown, 

So  shall  he  send  his  infiu'nce  down:  , 

His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils. 
Like  heav'nly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

5  The  heathen  lands,  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading  death. 
Revive  at  his  first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

^  The  saints  shall  flo.^^-ish  in  his  days, 
Drest  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise; 


PSALM  LXXIL  U9 

Peace,  like  a  river,  from  his  throne, 
Shall  tioA\  to  nations  yet  unknown. 
Psalm  72.     Second  Part,     l.  ivi. 

Th€  kingdom  of  Christ  among  iht  Gentiles. 

1  "l"  ESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  suu 
^     Does  his  successive  journies  run ; 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2  For  him  shall  endless  pray'r  be  made. 
And  praises  circle  round  his  head : 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  ev'ry  morning  sacrifice. 

3  People  and  realms  of  ev'ry  tongue 
Dwells  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song^ 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 

'J' heir  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  rergns, 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  lose  his  chains; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  tjTest. 

5  Where  he  displays  his  healing  pow'r. 
Death  and  the  curse  are  knoAvn  no  more  ;^ 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 

More  blessings,  than  their  father  lost. 
d  Let  ev'ry  creature  rise  and  bring, 
Peculiar  honours  to  our  King : 
Angels  descend  w  ith  songs  again. 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  Aimn, 

Psalm  72.     Third  Part,     c.  m. 

The  glory  of  Christ. 

1   ri>HE  mem'ry  of  Christ's  glorious  mm^ 
■M.    Thro'  endless  years  :^hall  run  i 


120  PSALM  LXXIII. 

His  spotless  lame  shall  shine  as  bright 
And  lasting  as  the  sun. 

2  In  him  the  nations  of  the  world 

Shall  be  completely  blest; 

And  his  imimted  righteousness 

Byev'ry  tongue  confess'd. 

3  Then  bless'd  be  God,  the  mighty  Lord. 

The  God  whom  Israel  fears  ; 
Who  only  wondrous  in  his  works, 
Beyond  compare  appears* 

4  Let  earth  be  with  his  glory  filFd ; 

For  ever  bless  his  name ; 
Whilst  to  his  praise,  the  list'ning  world 
Their  glad  assent  proclaim* 

Psalm  73.     First  Part,     s.  m. 

The  mystery  of  Providence  ur^olded. 

1  C^URE  there's  a  righteous  God, 
^^  Nor  is  religion  vain  : 

Tho'  men  of  vice  may  boast  aloud. 
And  men  of  grace  complain. 

2  I  saw  the  wicked  rise. 
And  felt  my  heart  repine  ; 

While  haughty  fools  with  scornful  eyes^ 
In  robes  of  honour  shine. 

3  Pamper'd  with  wanton  ease, 
Their  flesh  looks  full  and  fair; 

Their  wealth  rolls  in  like  {lowing  seas. 
And  grows  without  their  care. 

4  Free  from  the  plagues  and  pains. 
That  pious  souls  endure; 

Thro'  all  their  life  oppres.-^ion  reigns,-     ^ 
And  racks  the  humble  poor 


l^SALM  LXXIII.  12] 

o  Their  impious  tongues  blaspheme 
The  everlasting  God  : 
Their  malice  blasts  the  good  man's  name. 
And  spreads  their  lies  abroad. 

6  But  I  with  flowing  tears 

Indulg'd  my  doubts  to  rise;  / 

^  Is  there  a  God  that  sees  or  hears 
"  The  things  below  the  skies  ?'' 

7  The  tumults  of  my  thought 
Held  me  in  hard  suspense ; 

Till  to  thy  house  my  feet  were  brought 
To  learn  thy  justice  thence. 

8  Thy  word  with  light  and  powV 
Did  my  mistake  amend  ; 

I  view'd  the  sinners'  life  before, 
But  here  I  learn'd  their  end. 

9  On  what  a  slipp'ry  steep 
The  thoughtless  wretches  go: 

And,  O  that  dreadful  fiery  deep, 
That  waits  their  fall  below  t 

10  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  bow. 
My  thoughts  no  more  repine  : 
I  call  my  God  my  portion  now. 
And  all  my  pow'rs  are  thine. 
Psalm  73.     Second  Part,     c.  m. 

God  our  portion  here  and  heren/ter. 

1  ^Pi  OD,  my  sup})orter,  and  my  hope. 
\J^   My  help  for  ever  near; 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  held  me  up, 

When  sinking  in  despair. 

2  Thy  counsels,  Lord,  shall  guide  ray  feci. 

Thro'  this  dark  wilderness; 


122  PSALM  LXXIV. 

Thy  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seaf 
To  dwell  before  thy  face. 

^  Were  I  in  heav'n  without  ray  God, 
'T  would  be  no  joy  to  me; 
And  while  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
I  long  for  none  but  thee, 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  brok^ 
And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint ; 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock. 
The  strength  of  ev'ry  saint, 

?/  Behold !  the  sinners,  that  remove 
Farfmm  tliy  presence,  die: 
Not  all  the  idol  gods  they  love, 
Can  save  them  when  they  cry. 

r>  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God, 
Shall  be  my  sweet  employ; 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad^ 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy. 

Psalm  74.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

The  church  pleadin!;  under  sore  persecutiak. 
'   ^^^ILIi  God  for  ever  cast  us  off? 
y  f      His  wrath  for  ever  smoke 
Against  the  peo[)le  of  his  love. 
His  little  chosen  flock  ? 

2  Think  of  the  tribes  so  dearly  bougltr' 
With  their  Redeemer's  blood; 
Nor  let  thy  Zion  l>e  forgot. 
Where  once  tliy  glory  stood. 

4  Lift  up  thy  feet,  and  march  in  haste  : 
Aloud  our  ruin  rails : 
See  what  a  wide  and  fearful  wa^'fe 
1^9,  made  >vitWn  Hiy  wnll^. 


PBALM  LXXI-V.  12i? 

4  Where  once  thy  churches  pray'd  and  sang^, 

Thy  foes  profanely  roar : 
Over  thy  gates  their  ensigns  hang^ 
Sad  tokens  of  their  pow'r. 

5  How  are  the  seats  of  Tvorship  broke  \ 

They  tear  the  buildhigs  down  : 
And  he,  that  deals  tlie  heaviest  stroke^ 
Procures  the  chief  renown. 

^  With  flames  they  threaten  to  destroy 
Thy  children  in  their  nest  : 
"  Come,  let  us  burn  at  once,"  they  cry< 
*'  The  temple  and  the  priest.'* 

1  And  still  to  heighten  our  distress^ 
Thy  presence  is  ^vithdrawn ; 
Thy  wonted  sign  of  pow'r  and  grace^' 
Thy  pow'r  and  grace  are  gone. 
^  No  prophet  speaks  to  calm  our  %\soe5,- 
The  best,  the  wisest,  mourn: 
And  not  a  friend,  nor  promise,  show8 
The  time  of  thy  return. 

Psalm  74.     Second  Part     c.  m^ 

A  Prayer  of  the  church  for  deliverance  from  great  qffiicliarq 

1  IJ^^^  ^oi^g^  eternnl  God,  how  long, 
1  p    Shall  men  of  pride  blaspheme ! 
Shall  saints  be  made  their  endless  song^. 

And  bear  immortal  shame  ? 

2  Is  not  the  world  of  nature  thine, 

The  darkness  and  the  day  ? 
Didst  thou  not  bid  the  morning  shine.; 
And  mark  the  sun" his  way  ? 

3  Hath  not  thy  pow'r  foim'd  ev'ry  coasT^ 

And  set  the  earth  his  bounds : 


J24  PSALM  LXXV. 

With  summer's  heat  anel  winter's  frost, 
In  their  ',>erpetual  roinids? 

4  And  shall  the  sons 'f  earth  and  dust 
That  sacred  pow'r  blaspheme  ? 
Will  not  thy  hand  that  form'd  them  first, 
Avenge  thine  iujur'd  name  ? 
^}  Think  on  the  covenant  thou  hast  madA 
And  a]l  thy  words  of  love ; 
Nor  let  the  birds  of  prey  invade, 
And  vex  thy  mourning  dove. 

6  Our  foes  would  triumph  in  our  blood. 
And  make  our  hope  their  jest: 
Plead  thy  own  cause,  Almighty  God^ 
And  give  thy  children  rest. 

Psalm  75.     l.  m. 

The  hand  of  God  acknojvledged. 

1  PTT^O  thee,  most  high  and  holy  God, 

B      To  thee  our  thankful  hearts  we  raise ; 
Thy  works  declare  thy  name  abroad, 
Thy  wondrous  works  demand  our  praise. 

2  To  slav'ry  doom'd,  thy  chosen  sons 
Beheld  their  foes  triumphant  rise: 
And  sore  opprest  by  earthly  thrones, 
They  sought  the  sov'reign  of  the  skies. 

.3  'Twas  then,  great  God,  with  equal  pow'r 
Arose  thy  vengeance  and  thy  grace, 
To  scourge  their  legions  from  the  shore, 
And  save  the  remnant  of  thy  race. 

A  Thy  hand,  that  form'd  the  restless  main, 
And  rearM  the  mountain's  awful  liead. 
Bade  raging  seas  their  course  restrain^ 
And  desprt  wilds  receive  their  dead. 


PSALM  LXXVI.  i;>r 

6  Such  wonders  iica  er  come  by  chance, 
]Nor  can  the  wind  such  blessings  blow  j 
'Tis  God  the  judge  doth  one  advance, 
'Tis  God  that  lays  another  low. 

6  Let  haughty  tyrants  sink  tlieir  pride^ 
jVor  lift  so  high  their  scornful  head ; 
B^it  lay  llKir  impious  thoughts  aside, 
And  own  the  empire  God  hath  made. 
PSALM  76.      c.  M. 
God  protects  his  cliurch. 

i   WN  Judah,  God  of  old  was  known: 
J[  His  name  in  Israel  great : 
In  Salem  stood  his  holy  throne*, 
And  Zion  was  his  seat* 

2  What  are  the  earth's  wide  kingdoms  else. 

Than  mighty  bills  of  prey  ? 
The  hill,  on  which  Jehovah  dwells^ 
More  glorious  is  than  they. 

3  *Twas  Z ion's  king,  who  stopt  the  breath 

Of  captains,  and  their  hosts : 
The  men  of  might  slept  fast  in  death  ; 
And  vain  were  all  their  boasts. 

4  At  thy  rebuke,  0  Jacob's  God, 

Both  horse  and  chariot  fell; 
Who  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  rod  ■ 
Thy  vengeance  who  can  teii ! 

3  When  God  in  his  own  sov'reign  ways  ^ 
Comes  down  to  save  th'  opprest ; 
The  wrath  of  man  shall  work  his  praistf,< 
And  he'n  restrain  the  rest. 
^  Vow  to  the  Lord,  and  tribute  bring. 
Ye  princes  fear  his  frown  : 
12  ^ 


)26  PSALM  LXXVII. 

Hi 3  terror  shakes  the  proudest  king, 
And  cuts  an  army  down. 

7  The  thunder  of  his  shar[)  rebuke 
Our  haughty  foes  shall  feel : 
The  God  of  Jocob  ne'er  forsook, 
But  dwells  in  Zion  still. 

Psalm  77.     First  Part,   cm. 

Hope  prevailing  over  despondency. 

1  riiO  God  I  cried  with  mourrful  voice 

1      I  sought  his  gracious  ear : 
In  the  sad  hour  when  troubles  rose; 
And  fill'd  my  heart  with  fear. 

2  Gloomy  my  days,  and  dark  my  nights; 

My  soul  refused  relief : 
I  thought  on  God,  the. just  and  wise. 
But  thoughts  increas'd  my  grief. 

3  Still  I  complain'd,  and,  still  opprest, 

My  heart  began  to  break : 
My  God,  thy  wrath  forbade  my  rest,       * 
And  kept  my  eyes  awake. 

4  My  overwhelming  sorrows  grew. 

Till  I  could  speak  no  more  ; 
Then  I  within  myself  withdrew, 
And  cali'd  thy  judgjnents  o'er. 

5  I  call'd  back  years  and  ancient  time?, 

When  I  belield  thy  face; 
My  spirit  scare h'd  for  secret  crimes. 

Tliat  might  Avithhold  thy  grace. 
{)  I  Call'd  thy  mercies  to  my  mind, 

Which  I  enjoy'd  before; 
And  will  the  Lord  no  more  be  kind  ? 

His  face  appear  no  more  ? 


PSALM  LXXVIL  127 

7  Will  he  forever  cast  me  off? 
And  will  his  promise  fail  ? 
Hath  he  forgot  his  tender  love  ? 
Shall  anger  still  prevail  ? 
S  But  I  forbid  this  hopeless  thought, 
This  dark,  despairing  frame  ; 
RememlVring  what  thy  hand  hath  wrought :, 
Thy  hand  is  still  the  same. 

^  I'll  think  again  of  all  thy  w  ays, 
And  talk  thy  w^onders  o'er, 
Thy  wonders  of  recov'ring  grace, 
When  flesh  could  hope  no  more. 

10  Grace  dwells  with  justice  on  the  throne  ; 
And  men,  that  love  thy  word. 
Have  in  thy  sanctuary  knov/n 
The  counsels  of  the  Lord. 

Psalm  77,   Second  Part.     c.  m. 
CoTT^fort  derived  from  aiident  ^providences 

1  "  IJ^^^  awful  is  thy  chast'ning  rod  ^y 

J]Jl  (^lay  thy  ow  n  children  say) 
^'  The  great,  the  wise,  the  dreadful  God, 
"  How  holy  is  his  way  I" 

2  I'll  meditate  his  works  of  old. 

The  King  that  reigns  above : 

I'll  hear  his  ancient  wonders  told, 

And  learn  to  trust  his  love. 

3  Long  did  the  house  of  Jacob  lie 

With  Egypt's  yoke  o])prest  : 
Long  he  delay'd  to  hear  their  cry. 
Nor  irave  his  people  rest. 

i  Israel,  his  people  and  his  sheep. 
Must  follow  where  he  calls ; 


128  PSALM  LXXVIII. 

He  bids  theiji  venture  thro'  the  deep. 
And  makes  th^  waves  their  walls. 

5  The  waters  saw  thee,  mighty  God  t 
The  waters  saAv  thee  come  ; 
Backward  they  fled,  and  frighted  stood, 
To  make  thine  armies  room, 
ti  Strange  was  tJiy  journey  thro'  the  sea, 
Thy  footsteps,  Lord,  unknown  : 
Terrors  attend  tlie  wondrous  way, 
That  brings  thy  mercies  down. 
7  He  gave  them  water  from  the  rock. 
And  safe  by  Moses'  hand, 
Thro'  a  dry  desert  led  his  flock 
Home  to  the  promis'd  land. 

Psalm  78.     First  Pan.     c.  ?:. 

Providences  recorded  for  the  instruction  of  Children. 

1  "ff"    ET  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds, 
_l_J  Which  God  performed  of  old, 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw. 

And  which  our  fathers  told. 

2  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known : 

His  works  ofpow'r  and  grace  : 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 
Thro'  ev'ry  rising  race. 

3  Our  lips  shall  tell  them  to  our  sons, 

And  they  again  to  theirs; 
That  generations  3^et  unborn 
May  teach  them  to  their  heirs. 

4  Thus  shall  they  learn  in  God  i\\6\w 

Their  hope  seciirel}'^  stands  ; 
That  they  may  ne*er  for2;et  his  workb. 
But  ujactise  his  commands* 


PSALM  LXXVIIL  129 

Psalm  78.     Second  Part,     c.  m* 

IsratVs  rebellion  and  'jjunishment. 

1  ^^ WHAT  a  stiff;  rebellious  house 
\J   Was  Jacob's  ancient  race  ! 
T'dl^e  to  their  own  most  solemn  vows. 

And  to  their  Maker's  grace. 

2  They  broke  the  cov'nant  of  his  love, 

And  did  his  laws  despise ; 
Forgot  the  works  he  wrought,  to  prove 
His  pow'r  before  their  eyes, 

3  They  saw  the  plagues  on  Egyjjt  light, 

From  his  avenging  hand  : 
What  dreadful  tokens  of  his  might 
Spread  o'er  the  stubborn  land  ! 

4  They  saw  him  cleave  the  mighty  sea. 

And  march'd  in  safety  through, 
With  wat'ry  walls  to  guard  their  way. 
Till  they  had  'scap'd  the  foe. 

5  A  wondrous  pillar  mark'd  the  road, 

Corapos'd  of  shade  and  light; 
By  day  it  prov'd  a  shelt'ring  cloud, 
A  leading  fire  by  night. 

6  He  from  the  rock  their  tliirst  supplied ; 

The  gushing  waters  fell ; 
And  ran  in  rivers  by  their  side. 
A  constant  miracle. 

7  Yet  they  provok'd  the  Lord  most  high. 

And  dar'd  distrust  his  hand  : 
'*  Can  he  with  bread  our  host  supply 
"  Amidst  this  desert  land  r 
3  The  Lord  with  indignation  heard, 
And  caus'd  his  wrath  to  flame  . 


130  PgALM  LXXVIIL 

His  terrors  ever  stand  prepar'd 
To  viuclicate  his  name. 

PbAL  VI  78.     Third  Part.     c.  m.. 

Israel  puniskeA  for  intemperance. 
'^HEN  Israel  sina'd,  tlie  Lord  reproved, 
And  fill'd  their  hearts  with  dread ; 
Yet  he  forgave  the  tribes  he  lov'd, 
And  sent  themheav'nly  bread. 

2  He  fed  them  with  a  lib'ral  hand, 

And  made  his  treasures  known; 
He  gave  the  midnight  clouds  command 
To  pour  provision  down. 

3  The  manna  like  a  morning  show'r, 

Lay  thick  around  their  feet : 
The  corn  of  heav'n,  so  light,  so  pure. 
As  tho'  'twere  angel's  meat.    * 

4  But  they  in  murm'ring  language  said, 

*'  Manna  is  all  our  feast : 
'-'  We  loathe  this  light,  this  airy  bread; 

"  We  must  have  flesh  to  taste." 
ti  "Ye  shall  have  flesh  to  please  your  lust,'^ 

The  Lord  in  wrath  replied ; 
And  sent  them  quails,  like  sand  or  dust» 

Heap'd  up  from  side  to  side. 
i)  He  gave  them  all  their  own  desire ; 

And,  greedy  as  they  fed, 
His  vengeance  burnt  with  secret  fire. 

And  smote  the  rel)els  dead. 
7  When  some  were  slain,  the  rest  returnM, 

And  sought  the  Lord  with  tears; 
Under  the  rod  they  fear'd  and  moiirn'd 

But  soon  forgot  their  fearsi 


PSALM  LXXIX.  131 

Oft  he  chastis'd  and  still  forgave : 

Till,  by  his  gracious  haud, 
The  nation,  lue  resolv'd  to  save. 

Possessed  the  proniis'd  land. 

Psalm  79.     l.  m. 
Compluint  qftht  churcJi  against  enctnies. 
BEHOLD  !  O  God,  what  cruel  foes, 
Thy  peaceful  heritage  invade : 
Thy  holy  temples  stands  defil'd ; 
In  dust  thy  sacred  walls  are  laid. 

i  Wide  o'er  the  vallies,  drench'd  in  blood. 
Thy  people  fall'n  in  death  remain  : 
The  fowls  of  heav'u  their  flesh  devour; 
And  savage  beasts  divide  the  slain. 

J  Th'  insulting  foes  with  impious  rage, 
Reproach  thy  children  to  their  face : 
*  Where  is  your  God  of  boasted  pow'r 
-'  And  where  the  promise  of  his  gi-ace  T^ 

I  Deep  from  the  prison's  horrid  gloom, 
O  !  hear  the  mournful  captive  sigh  ; 
And  let  thy  sov'reign  pow'r  reprieve 
The  trembling  souls  condemned  to  tlie. 

Let  those  who  dar'd  f  insult  tb}^  reii^n, 
Return  dismay'd  with  endless  shame  ; 
While  heathens,  who  thy  grace  despise, 
Shall  from  thy  vengeance  learn  thy  name- 
6  So  shall  thy  children,  freed  from  death. 
Eternal  songs  of  honour  raise  ; 
And  ev'ry  future  age  shall  tell 
Thy  sov'reign  pow'r  anil  pard'ning  grace. 


132  PSALM  LXXX. 

Psalm  80.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  prayer  qf  Vie  church  under  affliction. 

1  1^  REAT  Shepherd  of  tliine  Israel, 
VJf  ^^ho  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell. 
And  lead  the  tribes,  thy  chosen  sheep, 
Safe  thro'  the  desert  and  the  deep. 

2  Thy  church  is  in  the  desert  now, 

Shine  from  on  high,  and  guide  us  through  * 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore. 
We  shall  be  sav'd  and  sigh  no  more. 

3  Great  God,  whom  heav'nly  hosts  obey, 
How  long  shall  we  lament  and  pray. 
And  wait  in  vain  thy  kind  return  / 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  anger  burn  ? 

4  Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful  bread, 
Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fed  : 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 

We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

Psalm  80.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

The  vineyard  of  God  wasted. 
ORD  thou  hast  planted  with  thy  hand? 
E_^  A  lovely  vine  in  heathen  lands  ; 
Thy  pow'r  defended  it  around, 
And  heav'nly  dews  cn.icli'd  the  ground, 

2  How  did  the  spreading  brandies  shoot, 
And  bless  the  nations  with  the  fruit ! 
But  now,  dear  Lord,  look  down  and  sec 
Thy  mourning  vine,  that  lovely  tree. 

3  Why  is  its  beauty  thus  dcfac'd  ? 
Why  hast  thou  laid  her  fences  waste  ^ 
Strangers  and  foes  agaiiu^t  her  join* 
And  evVy  Least  devours  thy  vine. 


PSALM  LXXX,  LXXXr.  13S 

1  Return,  almie;hty  God,  return  ; 
Nor  let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  mourn  : 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore  ; 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

PsALiM  80.     Hiird  Part.     l.  bi. 

Christy  the  defender  qf  his  church, 

1  "■"    OR  I),  when  the  vine  in  Canaan  grew, 
_H_J  Thou  wast  its  strength,  and  glory  too; 
AttackM  in  vain  by  all  its  foes, 

Till  the  fair  Branch  of  promise  rose. 

2  Fair  Branch,  ordain'd  of  old  to  shoot 
From  David's  stock,  from  Jacob's  root; 
Himself  a  noble  Vine,  and  we 

The  lesser  branchess  of  the  Tree. 

^  'Tis  thy  own  Son;  and  he  shall  stand 
Girt  with  thy  strength,  at  thy  right  hand  ; 
Tir  eternal  Son,  enthron'd  and  blest; 
To  give  his  suff'ring  people  rest. 

4  0  !  for  his  sake  attend  our  cry, 

Shine  on  thy  churches,  lest  they  die  : 
Turn  us  to  thee,  tliy  love  restore; 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

PS1L31   81.      s.  M. 
The  warnings  of  God  to  his  people. 

1  ^ING  td  the  Lord  aloud, 
J3    And  make  a  joyful  noise : 

God  is  our  strength,  our  Saviour  God  * 
Let  Israel  hear  his  voice. 

2  "  From  vile  idolatry 

"  Preserve  my  worship  clean; 
"■  I  am  tjie  Lord  who  set  thee  free 
''  From  slavery  and  sin. 
13 


131  PSALM  LXXXII 

3  "  Stretch  thy  desires  abroad, 
"  And  I'll  supply  them  well; 

"  But  if  ye  will  refuse  your  God, 
"  If  Israel  will  rebel, 

4  "  I'll  leave  them,-'  saith  the  Lords 
"  To  their  own  lusts  a  prey, 

*^  And  let  them  run  the  dang'rous  road^ 
**  'Tis  their  own  chosen  way. 

6  "  Yet  O,  that  all  my  saints 
"  Would  hearken  to  my  voice ! 
"  Soon  would  I  ease  their  sore  complaint«i 
"  And  bid  their  hearts  rejoice. 

6  "  While  I  destroy'd  their  foes, 
"I'd  richly  feed  my  flock, 
"  And  they  should  taste  the  stream,  that  flow.'* 
*'  From  their  eternal  rock." 
Psalm  82.     l.  m. 
God.  the  supreme  ruler  ;  or,  7nagistratcs  named. 

1  k   MONG  th'  assemblies  of  the  great* 
y%    A  greater  Ruler  takes  his  seat ; 
The  God  of  heav'n,  as  Judge,  surveys 
Those  gods  on  earth,  and  all  their  way5^ 

2  Why  will  ye  then  frame  wicked  laws? 
Or  why  support  th'  unrighteous  cause  ? 
When  will  ye  once  defend  the  poor, 
That  sinners  vex  the  saints  no  more  ? 

3  They  know  not.  Lord,  nor  will  they  kno^^ 
Dark  are  the  ways  in  which  they  go: 
Their  name  of  earthly  gods  is  vain:. 
For  they  shall  fall,  and  die  like  meni 

4  Arise,  O  Lord,  and  let  thy  Son 
Possess  his  universal  throne ; 


PSALM  LXXXIII.  13f 

And  rule  the  nations  with  his  rod  : 
He  is  our  Judge,  and  he  our  God. 
Psalm  83.     s.  m. 
Thepraytr  of  the  church  against  persecutors 

1  A    ND  will  the  God  of  grace 
J\    Perpetual  silence  keep  ? 

The  God  of  justice  hold  his  peace» 
And  let  his  vengeance  sleep  ? 

2  Behold  what  cursed  snares 
The  men  of  mischief  spread ! 

The  men,  that  hate  thy  saints  and  thee, 
Lift  up  their  threat'uing  head. 

3  Against  thy  hidden  ones 
Their  counsels  they  em}>loy ; 

And  malice,  with  her  watchful  eye. 
Pursues  them  to  destroy. 

A  "  Come,  let  us  join,"  they  cry, 
"  To  root  them  from  the  ground; 
'*  Till  not  the  name  of  saints  remaia 
'*  Nor  memVy  bhall  be  found." 

5  Awake,  almighty  God! 
And  call  thy  wratli  to  mind  : 
Give  tliem  like  forests  to  the  tire. 
Or  stubble  to  the  wind, 
t)  Convince  their  madness,  Lord, 
Anil  make  them  seek  thy  name : 
Or  else  their  stubborn  rage  confound, 
That  they  may  die  in  shame. 
7  Then  shall  the  nations  know 
That  glorious  dreadful  word  : 
Jdiovah  is  thy  name  alone, 

And  thou  the  sovereign  Lord. 


136  PSALM  LXXXIV. 

Psalm  34.     Fii^st  Part.     l.  m. 

The  pleasure  of  public  worship. 

1  TTJOW  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 
m3l  O  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  (hvellings  are r 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints 

To  meet  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  My  flesh  v»  ould  rest  in  thine  abode, 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God; 
My  God,  my  King,  why  shoiihi  1  he 
So  far  from  all  my  joys,  and  tiiee? 

3  The  sparrow  chooses  where  to  rest, 
And  for  her  young  provides  her  nest ; 
But  will  my  God  to  sf>?<rrows  grant 
That  pleasure  which  ins  children  want  ? 

4  Blest  are  the  saints  who  sit  on  high. 
Around  thy  throne  of  majesty; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  a  ove, 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  ard  love. 

5  Blest  are.the  souls  that  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace : 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays, 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

6  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion'b  gate : 

God  is  their  strength,  and  thro'  the  road 
They  lean  \\\^ox\  their  helper,  God. 

7  Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  strength, 
Till  yll  shall  meet  in  heav'n  at  length  ; 
Till  al!  l»eforetliy  face  appear. 

And  join  in  nobler  wor-ldp  there. 


PSALM  LXXXIV.  137 

I^SALM  84.     Second  Part.    L.  m. 

Grace  and  glory. 

I  £^  RE  AT  God  attend,  while  Zion  sing« 
VJf  The  joy,  that  from  thy  presence  springs.* 
To  spend  one  day,  with  thee  on  eartli. 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

Might  I  enjoy  the  meanest*  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace  ; 
Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  pow'r, 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

"3  Go^l  is  our  sun,  he  makes  our  day ; 
God  is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  w^ay 
From  ail  th'  assaults  of  hell  and  sin  ; 
From  foes  without  and  foes  within. 

1  All  needful  grace  God  will  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too  : 
He  gives  us  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

~)  0  God,  our  King,  thy  sovereign  sway^ 
Tiie  glorious  hosts  of  lieav'n  obey  ; 
And  devils  at  thy  presence  flee  : 
Blest  is  the  man  that  trusts  in  thee ! 

Psalm  84.     Third Pai-t.     p.  m. 

Longing  for  the  house  ff  God. 

i   Y    ^^^  ^^  ^^^^  worlds  al>ove, 
B  A  How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 
Thine  earthly  temples  are  ! 
To  thine  aliode  my  heart  asjiires, 
With  warm  desires  to  see  my  God. 

2  The  sparrow  for  her  young 
With  pleasure  seeks  a  nest> 
13  * 


138  PSALM  LXXXIV. 

And  wand'ring  sAvaliows  long 
To  fintl  their  wonted  rest : 
My  s[)irit  faints  with  equal  zeal. 
To  rise  and  dwell  among  thy  saints. 

3  O  happy  souls  that  pray 
Where  God  appoints  to  hear  ! 
O  happy  men  that  pay 
Their  constant  service  there  ! 
They  praise  thee  still ;  and  happy  the} 
That  love  the  way  to  Zion's  hill. 

A  They  go  from  strengtli  to  strength, 
Thro'  this  dark  vaie  of  tears  ; 
Till  each  arrives  at  lengUi ; 
Till  each  in  heav'n  appears. 
O  glorious  seat,  w  hen  God  our  King 
Shall  thither  bring  our  willing  feet ! 

5  To  spend  one  sacred  day, 
Where  God  and  saints  abide, 
A  ffords  di  v  i  u  e  r  j  oy , 

Than  thousand  days  beside  : 
Where  God  resorts  1  covet  more . 
To  keep  the  door,  than  shine  in  courts. 

6  God  is  our  sun  and*i?hield,  » 
Our  light  and  our  defence  ; 
With  gifts  his  hands  are  ft i I'd  ; 

/    We  draw  our  blessings  thence  : 
He  shall  bestow  on  Jacob's  race 
Peculiar  grace,  and  glory  too. 

7  The  Lord  his  people  loves  ; 
His  hand  no  good  withholds 
From  those  his  heart  approves^ 
From  i)ure  and  pious  souls. 


PSALM  LXXXV.  V3*J 

rhrke  happy  he,  O  God  of  host?, 
VVho-e  spirit  trubts  alone  ia  thee! 
Psalm  85.     First  Pad.     l.  m. 

Waiting  for  an  ansiver  to  prayer. 

1    ¥"    0RI),tii0Li  hiibtcaird  thy  grace  to  mind, 
JL^   Thou  hast  reversed  oji-  heavy  doom: 
So  ood  forgave  when  Israel  sinu'd, 
And  brought  his  wand'ring  captives  home. 

-  l^hou  hast  S>egun  to  set  us  free, 
And  made  thy  fiercest  wrath  abate: 
Now  let  our  hearts  be  turn'd  to  thee ; 
And  thy  salvation  be  complete. 

•   Revive  our  dying  graces,  Lord, 
And  let  thy  i^aints  in  thee  renoice: 
Make  known  thy  truth,  fulal  thy  word; 
Ave  wait  for  praise  to  tune  our  voice. 

1  We  wait  to  hear  what  God  will  say; 
He'il  speak,  andgi'/e  his  [)eople  peace  : 
But  let  them  run  no  more  astray, 
Lest  his  ret'jrning  wrath  increase. 

Psal:.i  85.     Srcorid  Part.     l.  Mr 

Salvation  by  Christ. 

1  ^  ALVATiON  i^  for  ever  nigh 

Jj  The  souls,  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord; 
And  grace,  descending  from  on  high. 
Fresh  ho|»es  of  glory  shall  afford. 

2  Mercy  and  truth  on  earth  are  met. 

Since  Christ  the  Lord  came  down  from 

heav'n : 
By  his  obedience  so  complete. 
Justice  13  pleas'd,  and  peace  is  giv'n. 


i40  FSALlVf  LXXXVI 

3  Nowtrutli  aiul  honour  shall  abound^ 
Religion  dwell  on  earth  aj^ain  ; 
And  heav'nly  influence  bless  the  grour^Vs 
In  onr  Redeemer's  gentle  i^ign. 

4  His  rigliteousness  is  gone  before. 
To  give  us  free  access  to  God  : 
Our  wand'ring  feet  shall  stray  no  iiiore> 
But  mark  his  steps,  and  keep  the  road^ 

Psalm  86.      First  Part.     c.  m. 

J  general  SMig  (\f  praise  to  God. 
MONG  the  princes,  earthly  gods> 
There's  none  hath  poAv'r  divine; 
Nor  is  their  nature,  mighty  Lord ! 
Nor  are  their  works  like  thine. 

2  The  nations,  thou  hast  made,  shall  brin^ 

Their  oiFrings  round  thy  throne  : 
For  tliou  alone  dost  Avoiidrous  things; 
For  thou  art  God  alone. 

3  Lord,  I  woidd  walk  with  holy  feet; 

Teach  me  thy  heav'nly  waj^s ; 
Aiid  jny  poor  scatterM  thoughts  unite 
In  God  my  Father's  praise. 

4  Great  is  thy  mercy,  and  my  tongue 

Shall  those  sweet  wonders  tell; 
How^  by  thy  grace  my  sinking  soul 
Rose  from  the  deeps  of  hell. 

Psalm  o6.     Second  Part.     l.  isu 

^louming  o-^er  uiobditf,  and  plmdiu^/or  the  tvidcncc  (j  cv 
irUtnst  in  Christ. 

ESUS,  my  God,  my  all  in  all. 
Display  tiiy  iiow'r^  uuveil  li)y  face ; 


J 


PSALM  LXXXVI.  14) 

WiH  thou  not  liear  ^vhevl  sinners  call? 
Is  not  tliy  reign,  a  ivign  ol* grace? 
A  thon^nucl  times  my  tongue  hath  said, 
''  Bought  Avitli  a  price,  I'm  not  my  own ;'' 
A  thousand  times  my  sou)  hath  lied. 
And  sought  relief  before  thy  throne. 
But  now  I  grope,  as  in  the  night, 
I  can't  i  elieve,  and  dare  not  trust; 
My  imfh  is  hedg'd,  I  see  no  light, 
My  hooes  are  probtrate  in  the  dust. 

With  fears  that  all  experience  past 
Hath  '»een  (lelu6ive,"false  and  vain, 
1  dread,  lei?L  falling  short  at  last, 
I  nevei-  shall  the  prize  oi>tain. 

When  to  the  cross  I  wish  to  fly. 
And  see  the  !)lood  of  sprinkliiig  flow  ; 
To  Sinai's  moant,  not  Calvary, 
A  legal  spirit  hids  me  go. 

Striving  to  stretch  my  withered  arm?, 
I  fain  would  give  myse'f  away; 
But  sins  and  guilt  excite  alarms. 
Ami  check  a  near  aj^proach  to  thee. 

0!  if  already  I've  ''eliev'd, 
If  Christ  and  I  indeed  '^e  one : 
Then  prove  thy^e'f  my  he!i;  and  shield. 
Or,  let  the  work  he  uo\vJg»in. 

Show  me  a  token,  Lonlpp^  s^ood, 
And  let  me  know  that  I  am  thine  ; 
Dispel  my  douWt^,  disperse  the  cloud, 
And  on  my  soul  benignant  shine. 
Now,  let  thy  Spirit  from  above. 
Bear  witness  to  my  trouLded  heart 


J42  PSAL31  LXXXVII. 

Now  slied  abroad  my  Falheis  !(»?. 
And  filial  confidence  impart. 

10  Then  shall  my  foes,  who  hale  rae,  see 
That  God  is  faithful  to  his  saints; 
That  he  hath  heard  and  helped  me, 
And  cbang'd  to  praise  my  sad  complaint^ 

Psalm  87.     l.  m.  * 

The  chri&ticm  church. 

1  ^^  OD  in  his  earthly  temple  lays 

^Jf   Foundations  for  his  heav'nly  praise: 
He  likes  the  tents  of  Jacob  well; 
Bnt  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 

2  His  me^ey  visits  ev'ry  house, 

That  paj'^s  its  night  and  morning  vows^        i 
But  makes  a  more  delightful  stay,  f 

"Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and  pray. 

3  What  glories  were  described  of  old ! 
W^hat  wonders  are  of  Zion  told! 
Thou  city  of  our  God  below, 

Thy  fame  shall  Tyre  and  Egypt  know. 

4  Egypt  and  Tyre,  the  Greek  and  Jew, 
Shall  there  begin  their  lives  anew  : 
Angels  and  men  shall  join  to  sing 
The  hill,  were  living  waters  spring. 

5  W^hen  God  makes  up  his  last  account 
Of  natives  in  his  holy  mount, 
'Twill  be  an  honour  to  a])pear. 

As  one  new  born  and  nourished  there. 
P^JALM  88.     First  FarL     l.  iM. 
L^fi'  f-fu  onty.  occupied  thm. 
1  "^^I^HILE  life  prolongs  its  precious  lightv 
Blercy  is  found  and  peace  is  giv'n  ; 


w 


PSALM  xxxviir.  14:^ 

fiut  soon,  ah  soon  !  th'  approaching  nighf: 
Shall  blot  out  ev'ry  hope  of  heav'n. 

2  While  God  invites,  how  bless'ilthe  day  C 
How  sweet  the  gospel's  charming  sound  ! 
"  Ooine  sinners,  haste,  O  !  haste  away, 

"  V/hile  yet  a  pard'ning  God  he's  found. 

3  "  In  that  lone  land  of  deep  despair, 

"  No  Sabbath's  heav'nly  light  sliall  ri^e^ 
*'  No  God  regard  your  bitter  prayer, 
*'  Nor  Saviour  call  you  to  the  skies." 

Psalm  88.     Second  Part.     s.  m. 

Sickness  sandificd. 

1  ^TRETCH'D  on  the  bed  of  grirf. 
|!^   In  silence  long  I  lay; 

iPor  sore  d'sease,  and  ^^asting  pain.. 
Had  worn  my  strength  away. 

2  How  monrnM  my  sinking  soul 
The  Sabbatlvs  hours  divine; 

The  day  of  grace,  that  precious  day^ 
Consumed  in  sense,  and  sin. 

3  The  work,  the  mighty  work 
Of  life  so  long  delay'd ; 

Rq)entance,  yet  to  be  begun, 

Upon  a  dying  bed ! 
1  Then  to  the  Lord  I  pray'd. 

And  rais'd  a  bitter  cry  : 
•*  Hear  me,  O  God,  and  save  my  sonl- 

"  Lest  I  for  ever  die." 

3  He  heard  my  humble  cry  ; 
He  sav'd  my  soul  from  death  : 
To  hinl  ril  give  my  heart  and  hand?; 
A'n'l  ron=^eprnt<^  mv  breatbt 


144  PSALM  LXXXVIIi. 

6  Ye  sinners,  fear  the  Lord, 
W  liile  yet  'tis  cr.ll'd  to-day ; 
Soon  will  the  awfal  voice  of  death 
Command  your  soiils  away. 

PsAi:.M  8a.     Thml  Fart.     l.  m. 

DcaHi  not  the  end  qf  our  being. 

1  QHALL  m:in,  0  Cod  of  light  and  life 
J^   For  ever  moulder  in  the  grave  ? 
Cnn'st  thou  forget  thy  glorious  work, 
Thy  promise,  and  thy  pow'r  to  save  ? 

2  Cease,  cease,  ye  vain  desponding  fears  : 
When  Christ,  our  Lord,  from  darknesr^ 

sprang, 
D^ath,  fche  last  foe,  ^Vas  captive  led, 
And  lieav'n  with  r  raise  and  v.  onder  rang. 

3  Rim,  tlie  first  fruits,  his  chosen  sons 
Shall  follow  from  ihe  vanquisird  grave; 
He  mounts  ids  throne,  the  King  of  kings. 
Bis  ciuncii  to  quicken,  and  to  save. 

4  Faitli  sees  the  bright  eternal  doors 
Unfold,  to  nlr.ke  hi.^  children  way: 
They  shall  he  do J^'d  with  endless  life, 
And  shine  in  everlasting  day. 

5  Tlie  trump  shall  ^oinuJ  ;  the  dust  awake; 
From  the  cold  toi:v>  the  shnn^^'rers  &f)r*ing; 
TLio'  heav'n  wiiii  loy  their  myriivds  rise, 
And  hidi  their  Saviour  and  il.tir  King. 

FsAL^i  88.     Vciirllt  J  art.     l.  m 
J  believer  tvalhing  long  m  cUirkncss. 
1  TT    OKI),  in  aiiay  of  [.o^V  divine 
JL^Thy  giace  prevaird, and  made  me  thine; 


PSALM  LXXXIX;  14^ 

To  thee,  my  soul,  when  young,  I  gave, 
And  trusted  in  thy  pow'r  to  save. 

2  But  where  remain  the  joy  and  peace. 
Which,  then  I  thoiiglit,  would  never  ceasc: 
If  I  am  thine,  how  can  it  be, 

That  comforts  should  for  ever  flee  ? 

3  Involv'd  in  glooms  of  darkest  ni2:l)t, 
And  hanish'd  from  thy  l)iis5fal  sight, 
I  seek  thy  face  on  cv'ry  side  ; 

But  still  the  glooms  of  night  abide. 

4  Up  from  my  youth,  depriv'd  of  jo3% 
Afflictions  all  my  peace  destroy  ; 
Thy  terrors  oft  distract  my  soul, 
And  sorrows  rise  beyond  control. 

J  O  !  turn  thine  hand^  command  relief. 
Restore  my  peace,  assuage  my  grief; 
And  let,  of  future  rest,  an  heir, 
One  drop  of  consolation  share. 

Ps^LM  89.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  covenant  made  nith  Christ. 

i    1.1  OR  ever  shall  my  sonii;  record 

wr     The  truth  and  mercy  of  the  Lord^ 
Mercy  and  truth  for  ever  stand. 
Like  heav'n  establisii'd  by  his  hand. 
J  Thus  to  his  Son  he  sware,  and  said, 
'•  With  thee  my  cov'nant  first  was  made  j 
''In  tliee  shall  dying  sinners  live  ; 
''  Glory  and  grace  are  thine  to  give. 
>  "  Be  thou  my  Prophet,  thou  my  Priest  j 
•'  Thy  children  shall  be  ever  blest; 
•  Thou  art  my  chosen  King ;  thy  tbfoD^ 
ShijI!  ctnnd  eternal  like  my  own  '' 
1} 


146  PSALM  LXXXIX. 

4  Now  let  the  church  rejoice,  and  sing 
Jesus  her  Saviour,  and  lier  King : 
Angels  his  heav'nly  wonders  show. 
And  saints  declare  his  works  below. 
Psalm  89.     Second  Part.     c.  iM. 

The  faithfulness  of  God. 

MY  never  ceasing  songs  shall  sho\^ 
The  mercies  of  the  Lord  : 
And  make  succeeding  ages  know^ 
How  faithful  is  his  word. 

2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce, 
Shall  firm  as  heav'n  endure  ; 
And  if  he  speaks  a  promise  once, 
Th'  eternal  grace  is  sure. 
J  How^  long  the  race  of  David  held 
The  promised  Jewish  throne ! 
But  there's  a  nobler  cov'nant  seal'd 
To  David's  greater  Son. 

4  His  seed  for  ever  shall  possess 
A  throne  above  the  skies ; 
The  meanest  subject  of  his  grace. 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 

;}  Lord  God  of  hosts,  thy  wondrous  ways 
Are  sung  by  saints  above  ; 
And  saints  on  earth  their  honours  raise 
To  thy  unchanging  love. 
Psalm  89.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

The  porjer  and  majesty  of  God. 

^ITH  revVence  let  Ih}^  saints  appear. 
And  bow  before  the  Lord  ; 
His  high  commands  adoring  hear, 
And  tremble  at  Im  word- 


FSALM  LXXXIX,  i  i? 

2  How  terrible  thy  glories  be  ! 

How  bright  thine  armies  shine ! 
Where  is  the  pow'r  (hat  vies  v/ith  thcf 
Or  truth  coniiiar'd  with  thine  '! 

3  The  northern  pole  and  southern  rest 

On  thy  supporting  liand  ; 
Darkness  and  day  from  east  to  webl 
3Iove  round  at  thy  command. 

4  Tliy  words  the  raging  winds  controls 

And  rule  the  boisfrous  deep  : 
Thoumak'st  the  sleeping  billows  roll, 

The  roiling  billows  sleep. 
Heav'n,  earth,  and  air,  and  sea  are  thine, 

And  the  dark  world  of  hell ; 
How  did  thine  arm  in  vengeance  shine 

When  Egj'pt  durst  rebel ! 

^  Justice  and  judgment  are  thy  throne, 
Yet  wondrous  is  thy  grace; 
While  truth  and  mercy,  join'd  in  one* 
Invite  us  near  thy  face. 
Psalm  89.     Fourth  Part.     c.  m 

J  blessed  Gospel. 

i  TJI^EST  are  the  souls  that  hear  andkno^'- 
_93  The  gospel's joj'^ful  sound; 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  tlieir  spirits  up 

Thro'  their  Redeemer's  name; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope. 
Nor  satan  dares  condemn. 

3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 

Strength  and  salvation  gives; 


i4y  PSALM  LXXXIX. 

Israel,  thy  King  for  ever  reigns ^ 
Tliy  God  Ibr  ever  lives. 

Psalm  89.     Fifth  Part.     c.  ^), 

ChrisPs  Mediatorial  Kingdom. 

"EAR  whut  the  Lord  in  vis-ion  said^ 
And  made  Ids  mercy  known; 
"  Sinners,  behold,  your  ludp  is  laid 
"  On  mj  almighty  Son.'' 

2  High  shall  he  reign  on  David's  throne 

My  people's  better  King ; 
JVI}^  arm  shall  beat  his  rivals  do%vn, 
And  still  new  subjects  bring. 

3  IVIy  truth  sliall  guard  him  in  his  Avay, 

With  mercy  by  his  side; 
While  in  my  name  thro'  earth  and  sea 
He  shall  in  triumph  ride. 

4  My  cov'nant  stands  for  ever  fast, 

My  promises  are  strong ; 
Firm  as  the  heav'ns  his  throne  shall  lasi 
His  seed  endure  as  long. 

Psalm  89.     Sixth  Part.     c.  m. 

7^he  covenant  rf  grace  uncltangcahh. 

1  ^^I^T^ET  (saith  the  Lord)  if  David's  race, 

J      The  children  of  my  Son, 
Should  l)rcak  my  laws,  abuse  mj^  grace^ 
And  tempt  mine  anger  down; 

2  Their  sins  I'll  visit  with  the  rod. 

And  make  their  folly  smart; 
But  Til  not  cease  to  be  their  God, 
Nor  from  my  truth  depart. 
'>  My  cov'nant  I  will  neVr  revoke. 
But  keep  my  grace  in  mind ; 


PSALM  LXXXIX.  i4^ 

Ami  what  eternal  love  hath  spoke, 
Eteraal  truth  shall  bind. 

1  Once  have  I  swoni  (I  need  no  more) 
And  pledg\l  my  holinest?, 
To  seal  my  sacred  [promise  sure 
To  David  and  his  race. 

5  The  sun  shall  see  his  offspring  rise. 

And  spread  from  sea  to  sea, 
Long  as  he  travels  round  the  skies 
To  give  the  nations  day. 

6  Sure  as  the  moon  that  rules  the  night, 

His  kingdom  shall  endure; 
Till  the  fix'd  laws  of  shade  and  light 
Shall  be  observ'd  no  more. 

Psalm  89.     Seventh  Part.     l.  m. 

Mortaliiy  and  hope.     J  funeral  psalm. 

1  Tl  EMEMBER,  Lord,  our  mortal  state ; 
Jl^  How  frail  our  life,  how  short  the  date  ' 
Where  is  the  man  that  draws  his  breath 
Safe  from  disease,  secure  from  death  ? 

2  Lord,  while  we  see  whole  nations  die, 
Our  flesh  and  sense  repine,  and  cry, 

*'  Must  death  for  ever  rage  and  reign  '! 
*'  Or  hast  thou  made  mankind  in  vain 
>  "  Where  is  thy  promise  to  the  just  ? 
'*  Are  not  thy  servants  turn'd  to  dust  ?' 
But  faith  forbids  these  mournful  sighs. 
And  sees  the  sleeping  duit  arise. 

4  That  glorious  hour,  that  dreadful  day, 
Wipes  the  reproach  of  saints  away  ; 
And  clears  the  honour  of  thy  word : 
Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord. 


150  PSALM  XC. 

Psalm  90.     First  Part.     l.  3i. 

Man  mortal  arid  God  eternal.    J  funeral  psubu 

1  rilHRO'  evVy  age,  eternal  God! 

,1,     Thou  art  our  rest,  our  sate  abode; 
High  Avas  thy  throne,  ere  lieav'n  was  made^ 
Or  earth  thy  humble  footstool  laid. 

2  Long  had'st  thou  reign'd  ere  time  began. 
Or  dust  was  fashion'd  into  rnan ; 

And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more 

3  But  man,  Aveak  man,  is  born  to  die. 
Made  up  of  guilt  and  vanity  : 

Thy  dreadful  sentence,  Lord,  was  just, 
*'  Return,  ye  sinners,  to  your  dust." 

4  A  thousand  of  our  years  amount 
Scarce  to  a  day  in  thine  account; 
Like  yesterday's  departed  liglit, 
Or  the  last  watch  of  ending  night. 

i)  Death,  like  an  overflowing  stream. 
Sweeps  us  away  :  our  lifc'^s  a  dream  i 
An  empty  tale;  a  morning  flow'r. 
Cut  down  and  Vvither'd  in  an  hour. 

6  Our  age  to  seventy  years  is  set ; 

How  short  the  term  !  how  frail  the  state  : 

And  if  to  eighty  we  arrive. 

Me  rather  sigh  and  groan,  than  live. 

7  But  oh  !  Iiow  oft  thy  Avrath  aj)pear3. 
And  cuts  ofTour  expected  years  ! 
Thy  wrath  awakes  our  lumible  dread  : 
We  fear  the  pQW*"r  tliat  strikes  us  dead. 

a  Teach  ug,  O  Lord,  liow  frail  is  man .; 
And  kindly  lengthen  out  our  span  ; 


PSALM  XC.  IJi 

rill  i'ailh,  and  love,  and  piety, 

r  i!  us  to  die,  and  dwell  with  thee. 

Psalm  90.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Man  frail,  and  God  our  rffuge. 

OUR  God,  our  help  in  ngcs  past. 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come. 
Our  shelter  iVom  the  stormy  blast. 
And  our  eternal  home  ! 

Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  receiv'd  herframe> 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God 

To  endless  years  the  same. 

Time,  like  an  ever-roiling  streaif/ 

Bears  all  its  ?ons  away  ; 
They  fly,  forgotten,  as  la  dream 

Dies  at  the  op'ning  day. 
Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  i>ast. 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Be  thou  our  guard  w  hile  troubles  last. 

And  our  eternal  home. 

Psalm  90.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

IvfirmUies  and  death  the  efftds  of  sin. 

LORD,  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  faults, 
And  justice  grow^  severe, 
'J'hy  dreadful  wrath  exceeds  our  thoughts. 
And  burns  beyond  our  foar. 

Thine  anger  turns  our  frame  to  dust: 

By  one  oirence  to  thee, 
A<lam  ami  all  his  sons  have  lo^t 

Their  immortality. 

Life,  like  a  vain  amusement  fli<j« 
A  fable  or  a  gpn^  • 


152  PSALM  XC,  XCI. 

By  swift  degrees  our  nature  dips, 
Nor  can  our  joys  be  long. 

4  'Tis  but  a  few,  whose  days  amount 
To  three  score  years  and  ten ; 
And  all,  beyond  that  short  account, 
Is  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain. 

li  Almighty  God,  reveal  thy  love, 
And  not  thy  wrath  alone : 
P  let  our  sweet  experience  prove 
The  mercies  of  thy  throne ! 

Psalm  90.     Fourth  Part,     c.  m. 

Breathing  after  heaven. 

1  jr%  ETURN,  O  God  of  love,  return  j 
jb\^  Earth  is  a  tiresome  place : 

How  long  shall  we,  thy  children,  mourn 
Our  absence  from  thy  face  ? 

2  Let  heav'n  succeed  our  painful  years^ 

Let  sin  and  sorrow  cease ; 

And,  in  proportion  to  our  tears, 

So  make  our  joys  increase. 

3  Thy  wonders  to  thy  servants  show. 

Make  thy  own  work  complete  ; 
Then  shall  our  souls  thy  glory  know, 
And  own  thy  love  was  great. 

4  Then  shall  we  shine  before  thy  throne, 

In  all  thy  beauty.  Lord; 
And,  the  poor  service,  we  have  done, 
Meet  a  divine  reward. 

Psalm  01.     First  Part,  l.  m. 

Safety  in  public  diseases  and  dangers. 

1  "Uf  E,  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God; 
Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode  j 


H 


PSALM  XCl.  15a 

,-liall  walk  aU  day  bnieatli  his  aliade, 
A  11(1  there  at  niglit  shall  rest  his  head. 

2  'i'hen  \s\\\  I  say,  *'  My  God,  thy  pow'r 
•  Shall  ho  my  Ibrtress  and  my  tow'r: 

'^  I,  that  am  form'd  of  feeble  dust, 
"  Make  thnie  almighty  arm  my  trust." 

3  Thrice  happy  man!  thy  Maker's  care 
bhall  keep  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare, 
Satan,  the  temjiter,  who  betrays 
Unguarded  souls  a  thousand  w  ays. 

3  Just  as  a  hen  protects  her  brood 

From  birds  of  prey,  that  seek  their  blood, 
Under  his  feathers  ;  so  the  Lord 
Makes  his  own  arm  his  people's  c;uard. 

3  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire, 
God  is  their  life:  his  wings  are  spread 
To  shield  them,  Avith  an  healthful  shade. 

X)  If  vapours  with  malignant  breath 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death 
Israelis  safe  :  the  poison'd  air 
Grows  pure,  if  Israel's  God  be  there. 

'.'  What  tho'  a  thousand  at  thy  side, 
At  til}'  right  hand  ten  thousand  died ; 
Thy  God  his  chosen  ])cople  saves 
Among  the  dead,  amid  the  graven. 

S  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sword, 
Receive  comndssion  from  the  Lord, 
To  strike  his  saints  among  the  rett; 
Their  very  pains  and  death?  are  ble?t 

\i  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  l»ef  t  de?ire 


154  PSALM  XCL 

From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free. 
And  bring  tliy  children,  Lord,  to  thee. 
Psalm  91.     Second  Part,     c.  m. 

Protection  from  evil^  guard  qf  angels^  and  salvation. 

1  '^^^'E  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race, 

W      Expos'd  to  ev'ry  snare. 
Come,  make  the  Lord  your  dwelling-place, 
And  try,  and  trust  his  care. 

2  No  ill  shall  enter  where  you  dwell ; 

Or  if  the  plague  come  nigh, 
And  sweep  the  wicked  down  to  hell. 

'Twill  raise  his  saints  on  high.  « 

^  He'll  give  his  angels  charge  to  keep  \ 

Your  feet  in  all  their  ways  ; 
To  watch  your  pillow,  while  you  sleep. 
And  guard  your  happy  daj^s. 

4  Their  hands  shall  bear  you,  lest  you  falJ. 

And  dash  against  the  stones : 

Are  they  not  servants  at  his  call, 

And  sent  t'  attend  his  sons  ? 

5  Adders  and  lions  ye  shall  tread ; 

The  tempter's  viles  defeat : 
For  he  that  broke  the  serpent's  head 
Puts  him  beneath  your  feet. 

(>  "  Because  on  me  they  set  their  love, 
"  I'll  save  them  ;  (saith  the  Lord) 
"  I'll  bear  their  joyful  souls  al)ove 
"  Destruction,  and  the  sword. 
7  "  My  grace  shall  answer  when  they  call  ; 
"  In  trouble  I'll  be  nigh  : 
^'  My  pow'r  shall  help  them  when  they  fall, 
''  And  raise  them  when  they  die. 


PSALM  XCir.  155 

S  "  Those  that  ou  earlii  my  name  have  known^ 
"  ril  honour  them  in  heav'n  ; 
•'  There  my  salvation  shall  be  shown, 
"  And  endless  life  he  giv'n." 
Psalm  92.     First  I  art.     l.  m. 

A  psalm  for  the  Ijord's  day. 

1  ^WEET  is  the  work,  my  God,my  Kingi 
J5   To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks,  and 

sing; 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light. 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest, 

No  mortal  care  shall  seize  my  breast : 
O  !  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found. 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound 

!  3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his  word  : 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they  shine  t 
How  deep  thy  counsels  !  how  divine  ! 

Fools  never  raise  their  thoughts  so  high ; 

Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they  die  . 

Like  grass  they  flourish,  till  thy  breath 

Blasts  them  in  everlasting  death. 
,  5  But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part 
I   ♦,  When  grace  hath  well  refm'd  my  heart 
j      And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
I      Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

I  6  Sin  (my  worst  enemy  before) 
i       Shall  vex  my  eyes  and  ears  no  more  ; 
|,      My  inward  foes  shall  all  be  slain  ; 
Nor  satan  break  my  peace  again. 


150         PSALM  xcii,  xciir. 

7  TJieu  sliall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  kao^y 
AH  I  desir'd  or  wish'd  below : 
And  ev'iy  pow'r  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  wX)rkl  of  joy. 

Psalm  92.     Second  Part,     l;  m> 

Jged  saints. 

2  TT    ORD,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
JLj  Inocardens  planted  by  thy  hand  ; 
Let  aie  within  thy  courts  be  seen, 
Like  a  young  cedar  fresh  and  green. 

2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love. 
Blest  with  thine  influ'nce  from  above  ; 
Not  Lebanon  with  all  its  trees 
Fields  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live  ; 
Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive  ; 
Time,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair, 
Still  makes  them  flourish  strong  and  fair 

i  leaden  with  fruits  of  age,  they  show 
The  Lord  is  holy, just  and  true  ; 
None,  that  attend  his  gates,  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 

Psalm  03.     l.  m. 
7 'Ac  ttcrnal  and  sovereign  God. 

\     WEHOVAH  reigns  :  He  dwells  in  lightjj 
^    Girded  with  majesty  and  might  : 
The  w^orkl,  created  by  his  hands, 
Still  on  its  first  foundation  stands. 

2  But  ere  this  spacious  Avorld  was  mad(*^ 
Or  had  its  first  foinidation  laid; 
Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 
Thyself  the  ever-living  God. 


PSALM  XCIV.  157 

)  Like  llooils  the  angry  nations  rise, 
And  aim  their  ra^e  against  the  skies  ; 
V^ain  floods,  that  aim  tlieir  rage  so  high  ! 
At  tliy  rebuke  tlie  billows  die. 

I  For  ever  shall  thy  throne  endure ; 
^riiy  promise  stands  for  ever  sure ; 
And  everlasting  holiness 
Eecomes  the  dwellings  of  thy  grace. 

Psalm  94.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

Instructive  afflictijiis. 

1  ^T^  GOD,  to  whom  revenge  belongs-^ 
\^   Proclaim  thy  wrath  aloud  ; 

Let  sov'reign  pow'r  redress  our  wrongs. 
Let  justice  smite  the  proud. 

2  They  say,  "  The  Lord  nor  sees  nor  hears  :" 

When  will  the  fools  be  wise  ? 
Can  he  be  deaf,  who  form'd  their  ears  ? 
Or  blind,  who  made  their  eyes  ? 

3  lie  knows  their  impious  thoughts  are  vain, 

And  they  shall  feel  his  pow'r : 
His  Avrath  shall  pierce  their  souls  with  pain 
In  some  surprising  hour. 

t  But  if  thy  saints  deserve  rebuke, 
Thou  hast  a  gentler  rod  ; 
Thy  providences  and  thy  book 
Shall  make  them  know  their  God. 

^  Blest  is  the  man,  th.y  hands  chastise, 
And  to  his  duty  draw  : 
Thy  chast'nine;s  make  thy  children  wise. 
When  they  forget  thy  law. 

^  But  G<m1  will  ne'er  cast  off  his  saints 
Nor  his  own  promise  break  ,• 
15 


15B  PSALM  XCIV,  XCV. 

He  pardons  his  inheritance 
For  their  Redeemer's  sake. 

Psalm  94.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

God  our  support  and  contort. 

1  lO|[7'H0  will  arise  and  plead  my  right 

V  ?      Against  my  numerous  foes ; 
While  earth  and  hell  their  force  unite. 
And  all  ray  hopes  oppose  ? 

2  Had  not  the  Lord,  my  rock,  my  help^> 

Sustain'd  my  fainting  head, 
My  life  had  now  in  silence  dwelt ; 
My  soul  among  the  dead. 

5  "  Alas !  my  sliding  feet !"  I  cried, 
Thy  promise  was  my  prop : 
Thy  grace  stood  constant  by  my  side, 
Thy  spirit  bore  me  up. 
4  While  multitudes  of  mournful  thoughtfe 
Within  my  bosom  roll ; 
Thy  boundless  love  forgives  my  faults 
Thy  comforts  cheer  my  soul. 

3  PowVs  of  iniquity  may  rise, 

And  frame  pernicious  laws; 
But  God,  my  refuge,  rules  the  skies; 
He  will  defend  my  cause. 

ti  Let  malice  vent  her  rage  aloud, 
Let  bold  plasphemers  scoff : 
The  Lord  our  God  shall  judge  the  prou.d 
And  cut  the  sinners  off. 

Psalm  95.     First  Part.     c.  m. 
A  psalm  before  prayer. 

J.    OJING  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  namf' 
^^    And  in  his  stranj:th  reioicr 


PSALM  XCV.  ^59 

When  his  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 
'  With  thanks  approach  his  awful  sight. 
And  psalms  of  honour  sing : 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  boundless  might 
The  whole  creation's  King. 

'^  Let  princes  hear,  let  angels  know, 
How  mean  their  natures  seem, 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below. 
When  once  compared  with  him. 

4  !lSarth,  with  its  caverns  dark  and  deep, 

Lies  in  his  spacious  hand ; 
He  fix'd  the  seas,  what  bounds  to  keep^ 
And  where  the  hills  must  stand. 

5  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore^ 

Come  kneel  before  his  face ; 

0  !  may  the  creatures  of  his  pow'r 
Be  children  of  his  grace  I 

6  Now  is  the  time :  he  bends  his  ear. 

And  waits  for  your  request : 
Come,  lest  he  rouse  his  wrath,  and  sweaV 
"  Ye  shall  not  see  my  rest." 
Psalm  95.     Second  Part,     s.  m. 

A  psalm  hrfore  scrnion 

1  ^^OME,  sound  his  praise  abroad. 
\y   And  hymns  of  glory  sing : 

Jehovah  is  the  sov'reign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  form'd  the  deeps  unknown; 
He  gave  the  seas  their  bouud* 

The  wat'ry  worlds  are  all  his  own 
And  all  the  solid  grounds 


160  PSALM  XCV. 

3  Come  worship  at  his  throne. 
Come  boAv  before  the  Lord  : 

We  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own, 
He  form'd  us  by  his  word. 

4  To-day  attend  his  voice. 
Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod  : 

Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God. 

5  But  if  your  ears  refuse 
The  language  of  his  grace ; 

And  hearts  grow  Jiard  like  stubborn  Jews. 
That  unbelieving  race : 

6  The  Lord  in  vengeance  drest, 
Will  lift  his  hand  and  swear; 

^^  Ye  that  despise  my  promis'd  rest, 
"  Shall  have  no  portion  there.'" 

Psalm  95.     Tliird  Fart.    l.  m, 
A  call  to  delaying  nnners. 

1  ^^OME,  let  our  souls  address  the  Lord, 
\J  Who  fram'd  our  natures  witli  his  word 
He  is  our  shepherd ;  we  the  sheep, 

His  mercy  chose,  his  pastures  keep. 

2  Come,  let  us  hear  his  voice  to-day^ 
The  counsels  of  his  love  obey  ; 
Nor  let  our  harden'd  hearts  renew 
The  sins  and  plagues  that  Israel  kne\N. 

r$  Seize  the  kind  promise,  Avhile  it  waits, 
And  march  to  Z ion's  heav'nly  gates; 
Believe,  and  take  the  promis'd  rest  : 
Obey,  and  bp  for  ever  bk?!. 


PSALM  xcvi.  m 

Psalm  96.     First  Part,     c.  m. 

The  Jirst  and  second  coming  of  Christ. 

!   ^ING  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lamk 
J^   Ye  tribes  of  ev'ry  tongue ; 
His  rich  display  of  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  reigns, 

God's  own  almighty  Son : 
His  pow'r  the  sinking  world  sustain?, 
And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 

3  Let  heav'n  proclaim  the  joyful  day ; 

Joy  thro'  the  earth  be  seen : 

Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array. 

And  fields  in  cheerful  green 

4  Let  an  unusual  joy  surprise 

The  islands  of  the  sea : 
Ye  mountains  sink;  ye  valiies  rise- 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

5  Behold  he  comes !  he  comes  to  blest' 

The  nations  as  their  God  : 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousnes  , 
And  send  his  truth  abroad. 

6  But  when  his  voice  shall  raise  the  deac^. 

And  bid  the  world  draw  near  ; 
How  will  the  guilty  nations  dreads 
To  see  their  Judge  appear! 

Psalm  96.     Second  Part,    p.  m. 

The  God  of  the  Gtniihs. 

1   P^¥1HE  heathen  know  thy  glory,  Lord; 
Jl   The  wond'ring  nations  read  thy  Avord , 
In  these  far  climes  Jehovah's  known 


162  PSALM  XCVII. 

Our  worship  shall  no  more  be  paid 
To  gods  wJiich  mortal  hands  have  made ; 
Our  Maker  is  our  God  alone. 

2  He  fram'd  the  globe,  he  built  the  sky; 
He  made  the  shining  worlds  on  high; 

And  reigns  complete  in  glory  there : 
His  beams  are  majesty  and  light; 
His  beauties,  how  divinely  bright! 

His  temple,  how  divinely  fair  ' 

3  Come,  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour. 
When  earth  shall  feel  his  saving  pow'r, 

And  barb'rous  nations  fear  his  name: 
Then  shall  the  race  of  man  confess 
TJie  beauty  of  his  holiness; 

And  in  his  courts  iiis  grace  proclaim. 

Psalm  C7.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Christ  rdgning^  and  coming  i^  judgment. 

1  TTfE  reigns  ;  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns  f 
Jfl  Praise  him  in  evangelic  strains  : 
Let  the  w  hole  earth  in  songs  rejoice, 

And  distant  islands  join  their  voice. 

2  Deep  are  his  counsels  and  imknown ; 
But  grace  and  trulli  su[)}>ort  his  throne  ; 
Tho'  gloomy  clouds  his  way  surround, 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

3  In  robes  of  judgment,  lo,  he  comes! 
Shakes  the  wideearth, and cleavesthe tombs: 
Before  him  burns  devouring  fire; 

The  mountains  melt,  the  seas  retire. 

4  His  enemies,  with  sore  disuiay, 

Fly  from  the  siglit,  and  shun  the  day : 


PSALM  XCVII.  ICC 

Theu  lift  your  heads,  yp  saint?,  on  high, 
And  sing,  Tor  your  redemption'!?  nigii. 
Psalm  97.     Sccojid  Part.     l.  m. 

Let  all  the  angfls  of  God  irorship  him 

1  KjlHE  Lord  is  come;  the  heav'ns  proclaim 

1      His  birth ;  the  nations  learn  his  name : 
An  unknown  star  directs  the  road 
Of  eastern  sages  to  their  God. 

2  All  ye  bright  armies  of  the  skies, 
Go,  Avors-hip,  wherv'^  the  Savioin*  lies4 
Angels  and  kings  before  him  bow, 
Those  gods  on  high  and  gods  below. 

r>  Let  idols  totter  to  the  ground, 

And  their  own  worshippers  confound: 
Let  Judah  shout,  let  Zion  sing. 
And  earth  confess  her  sov'reign  King. 

Psalm  97.     Third  Fan.     l.  m. 

Grace  and  glory. 

1  rj^H'  Ahnic;hty  reigns,  exalted  high 

,1      O'er  alf  the  earih,  o'er  all  the 'sky 
Tho'  cloud?  and  darkness  veil  his  feet 
His  dwelling  is  the  mercy-seat. 

2  O  ye,  that  love  his  holy  name, 
Hate  ev'ry  Avork  of  sin  and  shame  1 
He  guards  the  souls  of  all  his  friends, 
And  from  the  snares  of  hell  defends. 

3  Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown- 
Are  for  the  saints  in  darkness  sown : 
Those  glorious  seeds  shall  sj^ring  and  ri>r 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

1  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and  record 
The  sacred  honours  of  the  Laid : 


1C4  PSALM  XCVIIL 

None  but  the  swil  that  feels  his  grace. 
Can  triuinpii  in  his  holiness. 

Psalm  93.     First  Part.     c.  M. 

Praise  for  ike  gospel. 

1  rilO  our  almighty  Maker,  God, 

M      New  honours  be  addrest : 

His  great  salvation  shines  abroad, 

And  makes  the  nations  blest. 

2  He  spake  the  word  to  Abra'm  first ; 

His  truth  fulfils  the  grace  : 
The  gentiles  make  liis  name  their  trust, 
And  learn  his  righteousness. 

3  Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim. 

With  all  her  diffVent  tongues ; 
And  spread  the  honours  of  his  nVime 
In  melody  and  songs. 

Psalm  98.     Second  Fart,     c.  m. 

The  Messiah^s  coming  and  kingdom. 

1  "W  OY  to  the  world ;  the  Lord  is  come 
^     Let  earth  receive  her  King ; 

Let  ev'ry  heart  prepare  him  room. 
And  heav'n  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth ;  the  Saviour  reigns ; 

Let  men  their  songs  employ ; 
While  fields,  and  floods,  rocks,  hills  and 
plains 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 
^  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow 
Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground  : 
Ke  comes,  to  make  his  blessing?i  flo\^ 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 


PSALM  XCIX.  106 

'  He  rules  the  world  ^Yith  trulh  and  grace. 
And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  ol  his  righteoiisness. 
And  wonders  of  Ids  love. 

Psalm  90.     Fir^l  Part.     s.  m. 

The  kingdom  and  majtsty  qf  Christ. 
1   fin  HE  Lord,  Jehovah,  reign?, 
B      Let  all  the  nations  fear; 
Let  sinners  tremble  at  his  ihrone; 
And  saints  be  humbled  there. 

2 'Jesus  the  Saviour  reigns. 
Let  earth  adore  its  Lord : 
Bright  cherubs  his  attendants  stand, 
And  swift  fidfil  his  w  ord. 

3  In  Zion  is  his  throne; 
His  honours  are  divine  ; 

His  church  shall  make  his  wonders  knptvn  : 
For  there  his  glories  shine. 

4  How  holy  is  his  name  ! 
How  terrible  his  praise  ! 

Justice  and  truth,  and  judgment  join. 
In  all  his  works  of  grace. 
Psalm  99.     Second  Part.     s.  m. 

A  holy  God  ivor&liippcd  n)Wi  rci'f  ranee, 

1   TjlXALT  the  Lord  our  God, 
Mid   A"^^  worship  at  his  fe<^t ; 
Uh  ways  are  wisdom,  powV  and  trutli» 
Ami  mercy  is  his  seat. 

2  When  Israel  was  his  church, 
When  Aaron  was  his  priest. 
When  Moses  crio<l,  when  Samuel  pray'd. 
He  gave  his  people  re?t. 


im  PSALM  c. 

3  Oft  he  forgave  their  sins, 
Nor  would  destroy  their  race ; 
And  oft  he  made  his  vengeance  known 

When  they  abus'd  his  grace, 
4  Exhalt  the  Lord  our  God ; 

His  grace  is  still  the  same  : 
Still  he's  a  God  of  holiness, 
And  jealous  for  his  name. 
Psalm  100.     First  Part:    l.  m. 
Praise  to  our  Creator. 

1  TJEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
JlJ  Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  Joy  : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sov'reign  pow'r,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men; 
And  when  like  wand'ring  sheep  we  stray'd, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care ; 
Our  souls  and  all  our  mortal  frame : 
What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  ? 

4  We'll  croud  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs  ; 
High  as  the  heav'u  our  voices  raise : 

And  earth  with  her  ten  tliousand  tongues 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 
b  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command. 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love : 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand ; 
When  rolling  years  bhall  cease  to  move 


I 


PSALM  C,  CI.  j#7 

Psalm   100.     Second  Part.    p.  M> 

A  general  song  of  praise. 

j      1   ^ ING  to  the  Lord  mo^t  high ; 

J5   Let  ev'ry  hind  adore  : 
I  With  grateful  voice  make  known 

I  His  goodness  and  his  po\v'r. 

I      Let  cheerful  songs  declare  his  ways. 
And  let  his  praise  inspire  your  tongues, 

2  Enter  his  courts  with  joy ; 
With  fear  address  the  Lord : 
He  form\l  us  with  his  haml, 
And  quicken'd  by  his  word. 

With  wide  command  he  spreads  his  swa'y 
O'er  ev'ry  sea,  and  ev'ry  land. 

3  His  hands  provide  our  food. 
And  ev'ry  blessing  give  i 
We  feed  upon  his  care, 
And  in  his  pastures  live. 

With  cheerful  songs  declare  his  wayg, 
And  let  his  praise  inspire  yoiir  tongues. 

4  Good  is  the  Lord,  our  God, 
His  truth  and  mercy  sure  ; 
While  earth  and  heav'n  shall  last. 
His  promises  endure. 

With  bounteous  hand  he  spreads  his  sway 
O'er  ev'ry  sea,  and  ev'ry  land. 

Psalm  101.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

TTie  magistraWs  psalm. 

1  "MM'ERCY  and  judgment  are  my  song : 
J[f  Jl   And  since  they  both  to  thee  belongs 
My  gracious  God,  my  righteous  King, 
To  fliee  my  songs  and  vow«  I'll  brin^ 


im  PSALM  CL 

2  If  I  mn  rais'd  to  bear  the  sword, 

I'll  take  my  counsels  from  thy  word . 
Thy  justice  and  thy  heav'nly  grace 
Shall  be  the  pattern  of  my  ways. 

3  Let  wisdom  all  my  actions  guide, 
And  let  my  God  with  me  reside : 

No  wicked  thing  shall  dwell  with  me, 
Which  may  provoke  thy  jealousy. 

4  ril  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  Just 
To  posts  of  honour,  wealth  and  trust  j 
The  men  that  work  thy  holy  will, 
Shall  be  my  friends  and  fav'rites  stilt, 

1  In  vain  shall  sinners  hope  to  rise 
By  ilatt'ring  or  malicious  lies; 
And  while  the  innocent  I  guard. 
The  bold  offender  shan't  be  spar'd. 

5  The  impious  crew,  that  factious  band, 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land^ 
And  all  that  break  the  public  rest^ 
Where  I  have  powV,  shall  be  supprest. 

Psalm  101.     Second  Part.     c.  ivr. 

A  pmlm  for  a  master  qf  a  family. 

i   /^F  justice  and  of  grace  I  siuir> 
\j    And  pay  my  God  my  vows  : 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  heav'nly  Kin^ 
Teach  me  to  rule  my  house. 

2  Now  to  my  tent,  O  God,  repair. 

And  make  thy  servant  wise : 
V{\  suffer  nothing  near  me  there^ 
That  shall  olTcnd  thine  eyes. 

3  The  man,  that  doth  his  neighbour  wrone- 

Bv  fnl^ehood  or  bv  force :- 


PSALM  cii.  im 

riif  scornful  eye,  the  sland'roiis  tongue, 
I'll  thrust  them  I'rom  my  doors. 

4  ril  seek  tlie  faithful  and  the  just, 

And  win  their  help  enjoy; 
These  are  the  friends  that  I  shall  trust, 
Tlie  servants  I'll  employ. 

5  The  wretch  that  deals  in  sly  deceit, 

I'll  not  endure  a  night: 
The  liar's  tongue  I'll  ever  hate, 
And  banish  from  my  sight. 

6  ril  purge  my  family  around. 

And  make  the  wicked  flee ; 
So  shall  my  house  be  ever  found, 
A  dwelling  fit  for  thee. 

Psalm  102.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

A  prayer  for  the  cifjlicttd. 

1  ITE  AR  me,  O  Got],  nor  hide  thy  face. 
Jfl  But  answer,  lest  I  die  : 

Hast  thou  not  built  a  throne  of  grace 
To  hear  when  sinners  cry? 

2  My  days  are  wasted  like  the  smoke 

Dissolving  in  the  air ; 
My  strength  is  dried,  my  heart  is  broke. 
And  sinking  in  despair. 

3  i\Iy  spirits  flag  like  w  ith'ring  grass 

Burnt  with  excessive  heat: 
In  secret  groans  my  minutes  pass, 
And  I  forget  to  eat. 

4  As  on  some  lonely  building's  top 

The  sparrow  tells  her  moan ; 
Far  from  the  tents  of  joy  and  hope 
1  sit  and  grieve  alone. 
16 


170  PSALM  CII. 

5  My  soul  is  like  a  wilderness, 

Where  beasts  of  midnight  howl; 
There  the  sad  raven  finds  her  place. 
And  there  the  screaming  owl. 

6  Dark  dismal  thoughts  and  boding  fears 

Dwell  in  my  troubled  breast ; 
While  sharp  reproaches  wound  my  ears, 
Nor  give  my  spirit  rest. 

7  My  cup  is  mingled  with  my  woes, 

And  tears  are  my  repast; 
My  daily  bread  like  ashes  grow? 
Unpleasant  to  my  taste. 

8  Sense  can  afford  no  real  joy 

To  souls  that  feel  thy  frown; 
Lord,  'twas  thy  hand  advanc'd  me  high  ^ 
Thy  hand  hath  cast  me  down. 

9  My  looks  like  w  ither'd  leaves  appear ; 

And  life's  declining  light 
Grows  faint,  as  ev'ning  shadows  are. 
That  vanish  into  night. 

iO  But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same, 
O  my  eternal  God ! 
Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name. 
And  spread  thy  works  abroad. 

1 1  Thou  wilt  arise  and  show  thy  face ; 

Nor  \\\\\  my  Lord  delay 
Beyond  the  appointed  hour  of  grace. 
That  long  expected  day. 

12  He  hears  his  saints,  he  knows  their  cry 

And  by  mysterious  ways 
Redeems  (he  pris'ners  doom'd  to  die, 
And  fills  their  tongues  with  i^raisr. 


PSALM  CII.  17i 

Psalm  102.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Prayer  heard^  and  the  church  revived. 

1  W    ET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice  : 
JLi   Behold  the  promised  hour  ! 

Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voice. 
And  comes  t'  exalt  his  pow'r. 

2  Her  dust  and  ruins,  that  remain, 

Are  precious  in  our  eyes  ; 
Those  ruins  siiall  be  built  agaiu^ 
And  all  that  dust  shall  rise. 

3  The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem, 

And  stand  in  glory  there  : 
Nations  shall  bow  before  his  name, 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 

1  He  sits  a  sov'reign  on  his  throne, 
With  pity  in  his  eyes ; 
He  hears  the  dying  prisoners'  groan. 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise. 
5  He  frees  the  souls  condemned  to  death ; 
And  when  his  saints  complain, 
It  shan't  be  said,  "  That  praying  breath 
'*  Was  ever  spent  in  vain." 

G  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dead. 
And  left  on  long  record  ; 
That  ages  yet  unborn  ma)^  read, 
And  trust,  and  praise  the  Lord. 
Psalm  102.    Third  Part.    l.  m. 

The  sai-nts  die,  but  Christ  and  the  church  live. 

1   WT  is  the  Lord  our  Saviours  hand 
J|[   Weakens  our  strength  amid  the  race  ; 
Disease  and  death,  at  his  command. 
Arrest  us  and  cut  short  our  davs. 


172  PSALM  cm. 

2  Spare  us,  O  Lord,  aloud  we  pray^ 
Nor  lei  our  suu  go  down  at  noon  . 
Thy  3  ears  are  one  eternal  day ; 
And  must  lliy  cliildreu  die  so  soon  ? 

3  Yet  in  the  midst  of  death  and  grief, 
This  thought  our  sorrow  shall  assuage  ; 
''  Our  Fatlier  and  our  Saviour  live : 

'*  Christ  is  the  same  thro'  ev'ry  age." 

-i  'Twas  he,  this  earth's  foundation  laid ; 
Heav'n  is  the  building  of  his  hand  :        [fade, 
This  earth  grows  old,  these  heav'ns  shall 
And  all  be  chang'd  at  his  command. 

5  The  starry  curtains  of  tJie  sky, 
Like  garments,  shall  be  laid  aside ; 

But  still  thy  throne  stands  firm  and  high^ 
Thy  church  for  ever  must  abide. 

6  Before  thy  face  thy  cliurch  shall  live. 
And  on  thy  throne  thy  children  reign  : 
This  dying  world  shall  they  survive, 
And  the  dead  saints  be  rais'cl  again. 

Psalm  103.     First  Part.     s.  m. 

Praise  for  spiritual  and  temporal  mercies. 

i    d^  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul! 
\J   Let  all  witlvin  me  join  : 
And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favours  are  divine. 

2  O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 
Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 

Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins; 
'Tis  lie  relieves  thy  pain ; 


PSALM  cm.  in^ 

'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  tliy  life  with  love, 

When  ransom'd  from  the  grave ; 

He.  that  redeem'd  my  soul  from  hell, 
Hath  sov'reigu  pow'r  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good, 
He  gives  the  suff Vers  rest ; 

The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud^ 
And  justice  for  th'  opprest. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 
He  made  by  Moses  known  ; 

But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace, 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

Psalm  103.     Second  Part.     s.  m. 

Mercy  in  th6  midst  of  judgment, 

1  1%/TY  soul,  repeat  his  praise. 

If  1    Whose  mercies  are  so  great; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  al3ete. 

2  God  will  not  always  chide  : 
And  when  his  strokes  are  felt. 

His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 

3  High  as  the  heav'ns  are  rais'd 
Above  tbe  ground  we  tread ; 

So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 

Our  highest  thoughts  exceed ^ 

4  His  pow'r  subdues  our  sins : 
And  his  forgiving  love, 

Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  wesl. 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove, 
10  ■ 


17  i  PSALM  cm. 

5  The  pity  of  the  Lord, 

To  those  tliat  fear  his  name, 
Is  such,  as  tender  parents  feel : 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame, 

6  He  knows  we  are  but  dust, 
Scatter'd  with  ev'ry  breath  ^ 

His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind. 
Can  send  us  sw  ift  to  death, 

7  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 
Or  like  the  morning  flow'r : 

Jf  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field. 

It  withers  in  an  hour. 
3  But  thy  compassions.  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure  : 
And  children's  children  ever  find 

Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 

Psalm  103.     Third  Part.     s.  m. 

Bless  the  Lord  his  angels^  and  all  his  rvork^. 
i    KF^  HE  Lord,  the  sov'reign  King, 
.1      Hath  fix'd  his  throne  on  high 
O'er  all  the  heav'nly  world  he  rules, 
And  all  beneath  the  sky. 

2  Ye  angels,  great  in  might, 
And  swift  to  do  his  will; 

Bless  ye  the  Lord,  Avhose  voice  3  e  hear. 
Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts  Avho  wait 
The  orders  of  their  King, 

And  guard  his  churches  wlien  they  pray. 
Join  in  the  praise  they  sing. 

4  While  all  his  wondrous  works 
Tiiro'  his  vast  kingdom  i^how 


FSALM  CIV.  ns 

Their  Maker's  glory;  thou,  my  soul, 
Blialt  sing  his  praises  (oo. 
Psalm  10  1.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

The  ^lori^  of  God  in  creaiion  and  providenae. 

1  T^/IY  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise; 
J^M_  Wlien  clolhM  iQ  his  celestial  r;x}% 
He  in  full  majestj'  appears, 

And,  like  a  robe,  his  glory  wears. 

2  The  heav'ns  are  for  his  curtains  spreac), 
Til  unjathomM  deep  he  makes  his  bed : 
Clouds  are  his  chariots,  when  he  flies 
On  winged  storms  across  the  skies. 

3  Angels,  whom  liis  own  breath  inspires, 
His  ministers,  are  flaming  fires; 

And  swift,  as  thought,  their  armies  move 
To  bear  his  vengeance,  or  his  love. 

4  The  world's  foundations  by  his  hand 
Are  pois'd,  and  shall  forever  stand: 
He  binds  tlie  ocean  in  his  chain, 
Lest  it  should  drown  the  earth  again. 

B  When  earth  was  coverM  with  the  flood. 
Which  high  above  the  mountains  stood, 
Hethunder'd;  and  the  ocean  fled, 
Confin'd  to  its  appointed  bed. 

C  The  swelling  billows  know  their  bounds. 
And  in  their  channels  walk  their  rounds; 
Yet  thence  convey'd  by  secret  veins, 
They  spring  frx^m  hills  and  drench  the  plains 

7  He  bids  the  chrystal  fountains  flow, 
And  clieer  the  vallies  as  they  go; 
Tame  heifers  there  their  thrist  allay, 
.And  for  the  stream  wild  asses  bray. 


Vid  FSALIVI  CIV 

S  From  pleasant  trees  which  shade  the  brink     | 
The  lark  and  linnet  light  to  drink ; 
Their  songs  the  lark  and  linnet  raise^ 
And  chide  our  silence  in  his  praise. 
Psalm  104,     Second  Part,     l.  m. 

Providence. 

1  f^  OD,  from  his  cloud}''  cistern,  pours 
\yi  On  the  parch'd  earth  enriching  show'rs;, 
The  grove,  the  garden,  and  the  field, 

A  thousand  joyful  blesssings  yield. 

2  He  makes  the  grassy  food  arise, 
And  gives  the  cattle  large  supplies ; 
With  herbs  for  man,  of  various  po^v>, 
To  nourish  nature,  or  to  cure. 

3  What  noble  fruit  the  vines  produce? 
The  olive  yields  a  shining  juice: 

Our  hearts  are  cheer'd  \'vith  gen'rous  wine , 
With  inward  joy  our  faces  shine. 

4  0  !  bless  his  name,  ye  nations,  fed 
With  nature's  chief  supporter,  bread: 
While  bread  your  vital  strength  imparts, 
Serve  him  Vtith  vigour  in  your  hearts. 

Psalm  104.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Providence. 

1   TJETIOLD  !  the  stately  cedar  stands 
j3  J^ai^'d  in  the  forest  by  his  hands; 
Birds  to  the  boughs  for  shelter  fly, 
And  build  tiieir  nests  secure  on  high 

?  To  craggy  hills  ascends  the  goat; 
And  at  the  airy  mountain's  foot, 
The  feeble  creatures  make  their  cell 
He  gives  them  widom  where  to  dwell. 


PSALM  CIY-  177 

^  He  sets  the  sun  his  ch-ding  race, 

A;)[)oints  the  oiooii  to  chan2;e  her  face  ; 
Aiul  wlieu  Uiick  darkness  veil?  the  day, 
Calls  out  wild  beasts  to  huut  their  prey. 

4  Fierce  lions  lead  their  youn2:-abroad, 
And  roaring:,  ask  their  meat  from  God^ 
But  when  the  morning  beamo  arise, 
The  savaii;e  beast  to  covert  dies. 

5  Then  man  to  daily  labour  goes; 
TJie  night  was  made  for  his  repose: 
Sleep  is  thy  gift,  that  sweet  relief 
From  tiresome  toil,  and  wasting  grief. 

B  How  strange  thy  works  I  how  great  thy  skilH 
Ail  lands  thy  boundless  riches  fill : 
Thy  wisdom  round  the  world  we  see ; 
This  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

7  Kor  less  thy  glories  in  the  deep, 

Where  fish  in  millions  swim  and  creeps 
With  wondrous  motions  swift  or  slow^ 
Still  waud'ring  in  the  paths  below. 

d  There  ships  divide  their  wat'ry  way, 
And  flocks  of  scaly  monsters  play  ; 
Tliere  dwells  the  huge  Leviathan, 
And  foams  and  sports  in  spite  of  man. 

P^Ai.M  104.     Fourth  Fart.     l.  m. 

Providence. 

i  "^TAST  are  thy  w^orks,  Almighty  Lord 
f^      All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word  : 
And  the  wliole  race  of  creatures  stands, 
Waiting  their  j)ort ion  from  thy  hands. 

12  While  each  receives  his  ditT  rent  food, 
Hi«  cheerful  looks  pronounce  it  good  : 


178  PSALM  CV. 

Eagles  'dm\  bears,  and  whales  and  worm^ 
Rejoice,  and  praise  in  diff'rent  forms. 

3  But  when  thy  face  is  hid  they  mourn. 
And  dying,  to  their  dust  return  ; 

Both  man  aqd  beast  their  souls  resign  . 
Life,  breath,  and  spirit,  all  are  thine. 

4  Yet  thou  can'st  breathe  on  dust  again, 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men 
A  word  of  thy  creating  breath 
Repairs  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

5  Thy  works,  the  wonders  of  thy  might. 
Are  honour'd  with  thine  own  delight: 
How  awful  are  thy  glorious  ways ! 
Lord,  thou  art  dreadful  in  thy  praise. 

6  The  earth  stands  trembling  at  thy  stroke, 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke  , 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face, 
And  tell  their  wants  to  sov'reign  grace 

7  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet, 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet  : 
Thy  praises  shall  wy  breath  employ. 
Till  it  expire  in  endless  joy^ 

3  While  haughty  sinners  die  accurst, 
Their  glory  buried  with  tlieirdust, 
I,  to  my  God,  my  heav'nly  King, 
Immortal  hallelujahs  sing. 

Psalm  105.     First  Part.     c.  ivir 

God'*s  care  of  the  Patriarchs. 

GIVE  thanks  to  God,  invoke  his  name, 
And  tell  the  world  his  grace ; 
Sound  thro'  the  earth  his  deeds  of  famC; 
That  all  may  seek  bis  face. 


PSALM  CV:  iTr> 

.:  His  covenant,  Avbich  he  kept  in  mind 
For  numerous  ages  past, 
To  nuni'rous  ages  ye.t  behind, 
In  equal  force  shall  last. 

3  He  sware  to  Abra'm  and  his  seed, 
And  made  the  blessing  sure : 
Gentiles  the  ancient  promise  read, 
And  find  his  truth  endure. 
I  «  q^iiy  seed  shall  make  the  nations  blest,' 
Said  the  Almighty  voice  ; 
"  And  Canaan's  land,  shall  be  their  rest, 
*'  The  type  of  heav'nly  joys." 

i  How  large  the  grant !  how  rich  the  grace  ■ 
To  give  them  Canaan's  land, 
When  they  were  strangers  in  the  place, 
A  little,  feeble  band. 

f)  Like  pilgrims,  thro'  the  countries  round 
Securely  they  remov'd  ; 
And  haughty  kings,  that  on  them  frown'd; 
Severely  he  reprov'd. 

7  "  Touch  mine  anointed,  and  my  arm 

'*  Shall  soon  revenge  the  wrong: 
"  The  man,  that  does  my  prophets  harim 
''  Shall  knov/  their  God  is  strong."' 

8  Then  Id  the  ivoiid  forbear  its  ragc^ 

Nor  piit  the  Church  in  fear : 
hrael  mitst  live  thro'  cv'rij  age^ 
And  be  tK  AlmigMifs  care. 
Psalm  105.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 
The  pluguts  of  Egypt. 
i   "^UrnEN  Pliaraoh  dard  to  vex  the  saints 


W'a 


nd  tluis  prrnokM  Ih^ir  God: 


leor  PSALM  CV. 

Mosos  was  sent  at  their  complaint*^ 

Arm'd  with  his  dreadful  rod. 
3  Re  caird  for  darkness  ;  darkness  came, 

liike  an  overwhelming  flood ; 
He  made  each  lake,  and  ev'ry  streaky 

A  lake,  a  stream  of  blood. 

3  lie  gai  e  the  sign,  and  noisome  flies 

Thro'  the  whole  country  spread ; 
And  froggy  in  croaking  armies,  rise 
About  Ihe  monarch's  bed. 

4  Thro'  fields  and  towns,  and  palaces, 

The  tei;fo]'J  vengeance  flew : 
Loc'ycts  in  Ev/arms  devour'd  their  tree?^ 
And  hail  their  cattle  slew. 

/)  Then,  by  an  anjreh  midnight  stroke. 
The  flow'r  of  Egypt  died ; 
The  strength  of  ev'ry  house  was  broke^ 
Their  glory  and  their  pride. 

6  Now  let  ihe  vJorJd  forbear  its  rage^ 
Nor  put  the  Church  in  fear : 
Israel  must  live  thro"  cv^nj  agCy 
And  be  th^  Ahnightifs  care. 

Psalm  105.     Third  Fart.     c.  m. 

Israel  led  through  the  mlderness  to  Canaan. 

1  fT?^  HUS  were  the  tribes  from  bondage  freed , 

_J_     And  left  the  hated  ground ; 
Egyptian  s])6ils  supplied  their  need, 
Nor  was  one  feeble  found. 

2  Tlie  Lord  himself  chose  out  their  way.. 

And  mark'd  theirjournies  right; 
Cf  fn  e  them  a  leading  c«oud  by  day, 
A  fiery  guide  by  night. 


PSALM  CVI.  181 

'Fhey  thirst:  and  waters  from  the  rock 

In  rich  ahuiulauce  lluw  ; 
And  folPwing  still  the  course  they  tookp 

Ran  all  the  de^iert  through. 

4  O  wondrous  stream  !  O  blessed  type 

Of  everflowing  grace ! 
So  Christ  our  rock  maintains  our  life. 
Thro'  all  the  wilderness. 

5  Thus  guarded  by  th'  Almighty's  hand^ 

The  chosen  tribes  possest 
Canaan,  the  rich,  the  promis'd  land ; 
And  there  enjoj^'d  their  rest. 

^  Then  let  ilu  world  forbear  its  rage^ 
The  Church  renounce  her  fear  : 
Israel  must  live  thro''  cv^ry  age^ 
And  he  tlC  Almightifs  care. 

Psalm  106.     First  Part.     l.  m 

Commxmion  rmih  saints. 

1  fTlO  God  the  great,  the  ever  blest, 

H      Let  songs  of  honour  he  addrest! 
His  mercy  firm  for  ever  stands; 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands 

2  Who  knov/s  the  wonders  of  thy  ways? 
AVho  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise  / 
Blest  are  the  souls  that  fear  thee  stilly 
And  pay  their  duty  to  thy  will. 

I>  Remember  what  thy  mercy  did 
For  Jacob's  race,  thy  chosen  seed; 
And  with  the  same  salvation  bless 
The  meanest  suppliant  of  thy  grace. 

A  O  may  I  see  thy  tribes  rejoice, 

And  aid  the^r  triumphs  with  my  voice ^ 

17 


m  PSALM  CVI,  CVlt 

This  is  my  glory,  Lord,  to  be 
Join'd  to  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thc^. 
Psalm  106.     Second  Part.     s.  m 

The  'uncliangeable  love  of  God. 

1  /^  OD  of  eternal  love, 

\Jf   How  fickle  are  our  ways  t 
And  yet  how  oft  did  Israel  prove 
Thy  constancy  of  grace  ! 

2  They  saw  thy  w  onders  wrought!. 
And  then  thy  praise  they  sung; 

But  soon  thy  works  of  pow'r  forgot. 
And  miirmur'd  with  their  tonguCo 

3  Now  they  believ'd  his  word, 
While  rocks  with  rivers  flow; 

Now  with  their  lusts  provoke  the  Lord, 
And  he  reduc'd  thera  low. 

4  Yet  when  they  mourn'd  their  faults. 
He  hearken'd  to  their  groans ; 

Bi'ought  his  own  covenant  to  his  thoughts. 
And  caird  them  still  his  sons. 

5  Their  names  were  in  his  hook ; 
He  sav'd  them  from  their  foe* : 

Oft  he  chastisVl,  but  ne'er  forsook 
The  people  that  he  chose. 

0  Let  Israel  bless  the  Lord, 
Who  lov'd  their  ancient  race; 
And  Christians  join  the  solemn  word, 
Amen.,  to  all  their  praise. 
Psalm  107.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Israd  led  to  Canaan,  and  Christians  to  Hfaoen. 

1   £^  IVE  thanks  to  C4od;  he  reigns  above  ^ 
\Jf  Kind  are  his  thoughtsi  his  name  is  love : 


PSALM  CVIL  l^' 

His  niercy  ages  past  have  known, 
And  ages  long  to  come  bliall  ov,  n, 

2  Let  th«j  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
The  AYonders  of  his  grace  record ; 
Israel,  the  nation  whom  he  chose, 
And  rescued  from  their  miglity  foes. 

3  In  their  distress  to  God  they  cried, 
God  was  their  Savioijr  and  their  guide » 
He  led  their  march  far  w  and'ring  round  : 
Twas  the  right  [latli  to  Canaan's  grouatU 

1  Thus  when  our  first  release  "we  gain 
From  sin's  old  yoke  and  satan's  chaiiL> 
We  have  this  dcs^^Tt  w  orld  to  pass, 
A  dangVous  and  a  tiresome  |)iace. 

5  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way. 
He  guides  our  footsteps  lest  we  stray; 
He  giiartls  us  with  a  powerful  hand. 
And  brings  us  to  the  heav'uiy  land. 

6  O  let  the  saints  with  joy  record 
The  truth  and  goodnees  of  the  Lord ! 
How  great  his  works !  how  kind  his  way^ : 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

Psalm  107.     Second  Part.     l.  j\i. 

Correction  for  sin,  and  release  by  prayer. 

1  t  .^ROM  age  to  age  exalt  his  name; 
JP     God  and  his  grace  are  still  the  same- 
He  fills  the  hungry  soul  with  food, 

And  feeds  the  poor  with  cy'i-y  gooil. 

2  But  if  their  hearts  rebel  and  rise 
Against  the  God,  that  rides  the  skies: 
If  they  reject  his  heavenly  word, 
Autl  slight  the  counsels  of  the  Lord; 


184  PSALM  CVIL 

3  He'll  bring  their  spirits  to  the  grouni! 
And  no  deliv'rer  shall  be  found  : 
Laden  with  grief  they  w  aste  their  breath 
In  darkness,  and  the  shades  of  death. 

4  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries; 
He  makt  8  the  dawning  light  arise  ; 
And  scatters  all  that  dismal  shade, 
That  hung  so  heavy  round  their  head. 

5  He  cuts  the  bars  of  brass  in  two, 

And  lets  the  smiling  prisoners  through  ^ 
Takes  off  the  load  of  guilt  and  grief, 
And  gives  the  lab'ring  soul  relief. 

6  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
How  great  his  works,  how  kind  his  ways  1 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 
Psalm  107.     Third  Part     l.  m. 

Intemperance  punished  and  pardoned. 

1  "^J7*AIN  man,  on  foolish  pleasures  bent, 

V      Prepares  for  his  own  punishment : 
What  pains,  what  loathsome  maladies 
From  luxury  and  lust  arise ! 

2  The  drunkard  feels  his  vit.'*.ls  waste. 

Yet  drowns  his  health  to  please  his  taste  c 
Till  all  his  active  poAv'rs  are  lost. 
And  fainting  life  draws  near  the  dust. 

8  The  glutton  gronns,  and  loathes  to  eat , 
His  soul  abhors  delicious  meat : 
Nature  with  heav}^  loads  opprcst, 
Would  yield  to  death  to  be  releas'd. 

4  Behold  the  fright'ned  sinners  fly 
To  God  for  help  with  earnest  cry! 


PSALM  CVII.  18^ 

He  hears  their  groans;  prolongs  their  breath; 
And  saves  them  from  approaching  death, 

'  No  medicines  could  effect  the  cure 
So  quick,  so  easy,  or  so  siffe: 
The  deadly  sentence  Goil  repeals. 
He  sends  his  sovVeign  word  and  heals. 

0  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  t 
And  let  their  thankful  offerings  prove 
How  they  adore  their  Maker's  love. 

Psalm  107.     Fourth  Part,     c.  m. 

The  niarintr^s  j^salm. 

1  Fin  H Y  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord- 

1.     Thy  wonders  in  tlie  deeps, 
The  sons  ^^f  courage  shall  record, 
Who  trade  in  floating  ships. 

2  At  thy  command  the  w  iuds  arise, 

And  swell  the  towVing  waves ; 
The  men  astonish'd  mount  the  skie§> 
And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

3  Frighted  to  hear  the  tempest  roar, 

They  pant  with  flutfring  breath; 
And  hopeless  of  the  distant  shore, 
Expect  immediate  death. 

1  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  crie;?, 
He  hears  their  loud  request; 
And  orders  silence  thro'  the  skies^ 
And  lays  the  floods  to  rest. 
5  Sailors  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears, 
And  see  the  storm  allay'd  : 
I^ow  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears  y 
There  let  tUeir  vows  be  paid. 
17  ^. 


186  PSALM  OVU. 

6  'Tis  God  that  briugs  tliem  safe  to  land; 

Let  stupid  mortals  know, 
That  waves  are  under  his  command. 
And  all  the  ^vinds  that  blow. 

7  O  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
And  those  that  see  thy  wondrous  ways. 
Thy  wondrous  love  record. 
Psalm  107.     Fijih  Part.     l.  m. 

Nations  blest  and  punished.     A  -psalm  for  Jmerica. 

1  ISMTHEN  God,  provok'd  ^vith  daring 
Y  f  crimes, 

Scourges  the  madness  of  the  time?. 
He  turns  the  fields  to  barren  sand. 
And  dries  the  rivers  from  the  land. 

^  His  word  can  raise  the  springs  again, 
And  make  the  v;ither'd  mountains  green; 
Send  show'ry  blessings  from  the  skies; 
And  harvests  in  the  desert  rise. 

3  Where  nothing  dwelt  but  beasts  of  prey. 
Or  men  as  fierce  and  wild  as  tiiey ; 

He  bi<ls  th'  opprest  and  poor  repair, 
And  builds  them  towns  and  cities  there. 

4  They  sow  the  fields,  the  trees  they  j)Iant : 
Whose  yearly  fruit  supplies  their  want : 
Their  race  grows  up  from  fruitful  stocks; 
Their  wealth  increases  with  their  llockb, 

5  Thus  they  are  blest :  but  if  they  sin, 
He  lets  the  heathen  nations  in : 

A  savage  crew  invades  tlicir  lands ; 
Their  people  die  by  barbarous  hand^i; 


PSALM  CVIII.  18; 

^  Their  captive  sons,  exposM  to  scorn.^ 
Wander  unpitied  and  Ibrlorn  : 
The  country  lies  unfenc'd,  untill'd, 
And  desolation  spreads  the  field. 

7  Yet  if  the  humbled  nation  mourns, 
Again  his  dreadi'ul  liand  he  turns ; 
Again  he  makes  their  cities  thrive. 
And  bids  the  dying  churches  live. 

8  The  righteous  with  a  joyful  sense, 
Admire  the  works  of  Providence ; 
And  tongues  of  atheists  shall  no  more 
Blaspheme  the  God,  that  saints  adore. 

9  How  few  with  pious  care  record 
These  wondrous  dealings  of  the  Lord! 
But  wise  observers  still  shall  find, 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just  and  kind. 

Psalm  108.     First  Part     l.  m. 

Praise  to  God  for  his  care,  qf  the  church. 

i      A   GAIX,  my  tongue  thy  silence  break, 
^^5l  ^^y  heart,  and  all  my  pow'rs,  awake  i 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 
Awake,  and  sing  Jehovah's  name, 

2  O'er  heav'n  exalted  is  his  throne; 
In  ev'ry  world  his  glory  shown  : 

The  church,  he  loves,  his  hand  shall  save 
From  death,  and  sorrow,  and  the  grave, 

3  Ye  kingdoms,  hear  his  awfid  voice  ! 
"  In  Zion  shall  my  heart  rejoice; 

"  This  hand  shall  all  her  foes  dismay, 

"  x\nd  make  their  scatter'd  strength  a  pre>: 

4  "  Mine  are  the  sons  of  Zion,  mine 

"  Their  glory,  grace,  and  tmth  divine; 


188  PSALM  CVIII. 

"  My  sceptre  shines  in  Judah's  hands, 

"  And  still  my  strength  in  Ephraim  stand* 

5  "  My  foes  to  ruin  shall  be  giv'n, 

"  The  shame  of  eartli,  the  scorn  of  heav'n; 
"  Their  eyes  shall  see  my  church  prevail; 
*'  Their  strength  shall  shrink,  their  courage 
fail." 

6  0  thou,  beneath  whose  sov'reign  sway 
Nations,  and  worlds,  in  dust  decay, 

Tho'  thy  sweet  smile  has  been  witlidrawn,    i\ 
Thine  aid  denied,  thy  presence  gone;  ? 

7  Yet  wilt  thou  still  Avith  love  return ; 
With  duty  teach  our  hearts  to  burn ; 
Our  dying  graces.  Lord,  revive, 
And  bid  thy  fainting  children  live. 

8  Save  us  from  sin,  and  fear,  and  woe^ 
From  ev'ry  snare,  and  ev'ry  foe, 
And  help  us  boldly  to  contend. 
Falsehood  resist,  and  truth  defend; 

Psalm  108.     Second  Part,     c.  u. 

Fervent  praise. 

1  A   WAKE  my  soul,  with  fervent  praise^ 
,J\    Awake  my  heart  to  sing  ; 

Join  all  my  pow'rs  the  song  to  raise, 
And  morning  incense  bring. 

2  Among  the  people  of  his  care, 

And  thro'  the  nations  round, 
Glad  songs  of  praise  v/ill  I  prepare^ 
And  high  his  name  resound. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  0  my  God, 

Above  the  ^tajrry  tcain ; 


PSALM  CIX.  189 

Diffuse  ihy  hcav'nly  i^race  abroad, 
And  tedch  the  worl;*  thy  reign. 
4  The  chiircli  is  thine ;  thoa  wilt  maintain 
Her  cause  in  evTy  age : 
Built  on  a  rock,  her  foes  in  vain 
Against  her  riglits  engage. 
i  Then  let  thy  chosen  sons  rejoice, 
And  tiirong  thy  courts  above  ; 
Wiiile  sinners  hear  thy  pard'niag  voice^ 
And  taste  redeeming  love. 
Psalm  109.     c.  m. 
Love  to  enemies,  from  the  example  qf  Christ, 

GOD  of  ray  mercy  and  my  praise, 
Thy  glory  is  my  song; 
Tho'  sinners  speak  against  thy  grac^ 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

J.  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 
Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found  ; 
With  cruel  slanders  false  and  vain, 
They  compassed  him  around. 
3  Their  mis'ries  his  compassion  move,. 
Their  peace  he  still  pursu'd; 
They  render  hatred  for  his  love, 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

1  Their  malice  rag'd  without  a  cause; 
Yet  with  his  dying  breath, 
He  pray'd  for  murd'rers  on  his  cross. 
And  blest  his  foes  in  death. 

5  Lord,  shall  thy  bright  example  sJiinf^ 
In  vain  before  my  eyes  ? 
Give  me  a  soul  a-kin  to  tl  incj 
To  lovQ  mine  enemies. 


190  PSALM  ex. 

n  The  Lord  sliall  on  my  side  engage ; 
And  in  my  Saviour's  name, 
I  shall  defeat  their  pride  and  rage, 
Who  slander  and  condemn. 

Psalm  110.     First  Part.     l.  m. 
The  success  of  the  gospel. 
;    rWlHUS  the  eternal  Father  spake 

jL     To  Chvibt  the  Son;  "  Ascend  and  sit 
^'  At  my  right  hand,  till  I  shall  make 
"  Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet. 

2  "  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed; 
"  Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand, 

*•  Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed, 
"  And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command. 

3  "  That  day  shall  show  thy  pow 'r  is  great ; 
"  When  saints  shall  flock  with  willing  minds, 
"  And  sinners  crowd  thy  temple-gate, 

"  Where  holiness  in  beauty  shines." 

4  O  blessed  pow'r  !  O  glorious  day  t 
What  a  large  vict'ry  shall  ensue  ! 
And  converts^  who  thy  grace  obey, 
Exceed  the  drops  of  morning  dew. 

Psalm  110.     Second  Part,     cm. 

ChrisVs  kingdom  and  priesthood. 

J     TESUS,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne, 
^     And  near  thy  Fatlier  sit : 
In  Zion  shall  thy  pow'r  he  known, 
And  make  thy  foes  submit. 

2  What  wonders  shall  thy  gospel  dot 
Thy  converts  shall  surpass 
The  numVous  drops  of  morning  deWy 
And  own  thy  sov'reign  grace. 


PSALM  ex.  191 

J  God  hath  pronouncM  a  firai  decree, 
J         Nor  changes  what  he  swore  : 
.     ''  Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 
1         *'  When  Aaron  is  no  more. 
|4  "  Melchisedec,  that  wondrous  priest, 
i         "  That  king  of  high  degree; 
.  >*  That  holy  man,  whom  Abra'm  blest* 

"  Was  but  a  type  of  thee." 
'j5  Jesus,  our  Priest,  forever  lives 

To  plead  for  us  above  ; 
Jesus,  OUT  King,  forever  gives 

The  blessings  of  his  love. 
6  God  shall  exalt  his  glorious  head, 
\         His  lofty  throne  maintain  ; 
I     And  strike  the  pow'rs  and  princes  dead^i. 

Who  dare  oppose  his  reign. 
Psalm  110.    Third  Part.     l.  m. 

The  council  of  peace. 

1  T  ESUS,  the  Priest,  ascends  the  throne  ; 
%P     While  counsels  of  eternal  peace 
Between  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
Proceed  with  honour  and  success. 

2  Thro'  the  whole  earth  his  reign  shall  spread^ 
And  crush  the  pow'rs  that  dare  rebel : 
Then  shall  he  judge  the  rising  dead, 

And  send  the  guilty  world  to  hell. 

3  Tho'  while  he  treads  his  glorious  way. 
Ho  drinks  the  cup  of  tears  and  blood ; 
The  suft^'rings  of  that  dreadful  day 
Shall  but  advance  him  near  to  God 


192  PSALM  CXL 

Psalm  111.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

The  wisdom  qf  God  in  his  works. 

1  C^J  ONGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
J3   To  my  almighty  God  : 

He  hath  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue, 
To  spread  his  name  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works,  his  hand  hath  wrought ! 

How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
And  men  in  ev'ry  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delight. 

3  How  most  exact  is  nature's  frame  • 

How  wise  th'  eternal  mind  I 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme. 
That  his  first  thoughts  design'd. 

4  When  he  redeem'd  his  chosen  sons, 

He  fix'd  his  cov'nant  sure  : 
The  orders,  that  his  lips  pronounce 
To  endless  years  endure. 

*>  Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies^ 
Thy  heav'^nly  skill  proclaim : 
W)iat  shall  we  do  to  make  us  wise, 
But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 
t»  To  fear  thy  pow'r,  to  trust  thy  grace, 
Is  our  divinest  skill ; 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  our  race, 
Who  best  obeys  thy  will. 
PsAiiM   111.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

The  perfections  of  God. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord,  his  works  of  migh^ 
Demand  our  noblest  songs  : 
Let  his  assembled  saints  unite 
Th^ir  hf»rmony  of  tongue'?. 


PSALM  CXII.  192 

2  Great  is  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 

He  gives  liis  children  food; 
And  ever  niindtiil  of  his  word. 
He  makes  his  promise  good. 

3  His  Son,  the  great  Redeemer,  came 

To  seal  his  covenant  sure  : 

Hoi}  and  rev'rend  is  his  name; 

His  ways  are  just  and  pure. 

4  They  that  would  grow  divinely  Avise, 

Must  with  his  fear  begiji  : 
Our  fairest  proof  of  knoAV ledge  lies 
In  hating  ev'ry  sin. 

Psalm  112.     c.  m. 

The  blcssiJigs  of  the  pious  and  cfiaritahle. 

1  "rj  APPY  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord, 
Jti  And  follows  his  commands; 

V»  ho  lends  the  poor,  without  reward. 
Or  gives  with  lib'ral  hands. 

2  As  pity  dwells  within  his  breast 

To  all  the  sons  of  need; 
So  God  shall  answer  his  request 
With  blessings  on  his  seed. 

>  No  evil  tidings  shall  surprise 
His  well  established  mind : 
His  soul  to  God,  his  refuge,  flies, 
And  leaves  his  fears  behind. 

4  In  times  of  general  distress 

Some  beams  of  light  shall  shine. 
To  show  the  Avorld  his  righteousinesSy 
And  give  him  peace  divine. 

5  His  works  of  piety  and  love 

Rem^^in  before  the  Lord : 
18 


1*94  PSALM  CXIII. 

Honour  on  earth,  and  joys  above, 
Shall  be  his  sure  reward. 

Psalm  113.     l.  m. 

The  sovereignty  and  goodness  of  God. 

1  ^"^T^E  servants  of  th'  Almighty  King; 

af      In  ev'ry  age  his  praises  sing  : 
Where'er  the  sun  shall  rise  or  set. 
The  nations  shall  his  praise  repeat. 

2  Above  the  earth,  beyond  the  sky, 
Stands  his  high  throne  of  majesty  : 
Nor  time,  nor  place,  his  pow'r  restrain. 
Nor  bound  his  universal  reign. 

3  Which  of  the  sons  of  Adam  dare. 
Or  angels  with  their  God  compare  ? 
His  glories  how  divinely  bright, 
Who  dwells  in  uncreated  light ! 

4  Behold  his  love !  he  stoops  to  view 
What  saints  above,  and  angels  do  ; 
And  condescends  yet  more  to  know 
The  mean  affairs  of  men  below, 

5  From  dust  and  cottages  obscure. 
His  grace  exalts  the  humble  poor; 
Gives  them  the  honour  of  his  sons, 
And  fits  them  for  their  heav'nly  throniss: 

6  A  w  ord  of  his  creating  voice 

Can  make  the  barren  house  rejoice; 
Tho'  Sarah's  ninety  years  Avere  past, 
The  promis'd  seed  is  born  at  last. 

7  With  joy  the  mother  views  her  son, 
And  tells  the  wonders  God  has  done: 
Faith  rna}'^  grow  strong,  when  sense  degpah«< 
Thri'  nature  fails^  the  promise  beitrfr. 


PSALM  CXIV,  CXV.  1^5 

Psalm    114.     l,  m. 

Miracles  atUndmg  IsraeVs  jmrnty. 

1  "IMTHEN  Israel  freed  from  Pharaoh'^  band, 

V  T     Left  the  proud  tyrant  and  his  land ; 
The  tribes  with  cheerful  homage  own 
Their  King,  and  Judali  Avae  his  throne. 

2  Across  the  deep  their  journey  lay  ; 
The  deep  divides  to  make  them  way ; 
Jordan  beheld  their  march,  and  fled 
With  backward  current  to  his  h«ad. 

3  The  mountains  shook,  like  frighted  sheep  ; 
Like  lambs,  the  little  hillocks  leap  ; 

Nor  Sinai,  on  her  bas'e,  could  stand, 
Conscious  of  sov'reign  pow'r  at  hand. 

4  What  pow'r  could  make  the  deep  divide  ? 
Or  Jordan,  backward  roll  his  tide? 
Why  did  ye  leap,  ye  little  hills  ? 

And  whence  the  fright  that  Sinai  feels  ? 

5  Let  ev'ry  mountain,  ev'ry  flood, 
Retire  and  know  th'  approaching  God  ; 
The  king  of  Israel,  see  him  here  ; 
Tremble  thou  earth,  adore  and  fear. 

5  He  thunders,  and  all  nature  mourns  ^ 
The  rocks  to  standing  ])ools  he  turns  ; 
Flints  spring  with  fountains  a-t  his  word. 
And  fires  and  seas  confess  the  Lord. 
Psalm  115.     l.  m. 

The  true  God  is  our  rr/uge  ;  or,  Idoliiry  reproved 
1  'T'^rOT  to  ourselves,  who  are  but  dust, 
X^    Not  to  ourselves  is  glory  due  ; 
'Tls  thine,  great  God,  the  only  just, 
The  only  gracious,  wise,  and  true. 


196  PSALM  CXVI. 

2  Shine  forth  in  all  thy  dreadful  name  . 
Why  should  a  heathen's  haughty  tongm^ 
Insult  us  ;  and,  to  raise  our  shame,    [long  ?'' 
Say,   "  Where's  the  God  you've  serv'd  so 

3  The  God,  we  serve,  maintains  his  throne 
Above  the  clouds,  beyond  the  skies  : 
Thro'  all  the  earth  his  will  is  done, 

He  knows  our  groans,  he  hears  our  cries. 

4  But  the  vain  idols,  they  adore, 

Are  senseless  shapes  of  stone  and  wood  ; 
At  best  a  mass  of  glitt.'*ing  ore, 
A  silver  saint,  or  golden  god. 

5  With  eyes  and  ears  they  carve  the  head ; 
Deaf  are  their  ears,  their  eyes  are  blind; 
To  them  in  vain  are  olT'rings  made, 
And  v»ows  are  scatler'd  in  the  wind. 

6  Their  feet  were  never  made  to  move, 
Nor  hands  to  save  when  mortals  pray 
Mortals,  that  pay  them  fear  or  love^ 
Seem  to  be  blind  and  deaf,  as  they. 

7  0  Israel !  make  the  Lord  thy  hojje. 
Thy  help,  thy  refuge  and  thy  rest; 
The  Lord  shall  build  thy  ruins  up, 
And  bless  the  people  and  the  priest. 

8  The  dead  no  more  can  speak  thy  praise: 
They  dwell  in  silence  and  the  grave : 
But  we  shall  live  to  sing  thy  grace. 
And  tell  the  world  thy  pow'r  to  save. 

Psalm  116.     First  ParL     c.  >i. 

Recovery  from  sickness. 

1   W  LOVE  the  Lord;  he  heard  my  crie^, 
J|[  And  pitied  ev'ry  groan : 


PSALM  CXVI.  197 

Long  as  I  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  I  love  the  Lord ;  he  bow'd  his  ear, 

And  chas'd  my  griefs  away : 

O !  let  my  heart  no  more  despair. 

While  I  have  breath  to  pray. 

3  My  flesh  declin'd,  my  spirits  fell, 

And  I  drew  near  the  dead; 
While  inward  pangs,  and  fears  of  hell 
Perplex'd  my  w  akefid  head. 

4  "  My  God,"  I  cried,  "  thy  servant  save, 

"  Thou  ever  good  and  just: 
**  Thy  pow'r  can  rescue  from  the  grave, 
"  Thy  j)Ow'r  is  all  my  trust." 

5  The  Lord  beheld  me  sore  distrest, 

He  bade  my  pains  remove : 
Return,  my  soul,  to  God,  thy  rest, 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love. 

0  My  God  hath  sav'd  my  soul  from  death, 
And  dried  my  falling  tears  : 
Now  to  his  praise  Til  spend  my  breath. 
And  my  remaining  years. 
Psalm  116.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Public  thanks  for  private  deliverance. 

i  "IlITHAT  shall  I  render  to  my  God, 
f  f     For  all  his  kindness  shown  ? 
My  feet  shall  visit  thine  abode, 
My  songs  address  thy  throne. 

2  Among  the  saints  that  till  thine  house 
My  offerings  shall  be  paid; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made, 
18  * 


1@8         PSALM  CXVII,  CXVIII 

3  How  much  is  mercy  thy  delight, 

Thou  ever  blessed  God  1 
How  dear  thy  servants  in  thy  sight ! 
How  precious  is  their  blood ! 

4  How  happy  all  thy  servants  are ! 

How  great  thy  grace  to  me ! 
My  life,  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 
Lord,  I  devote  to  thee. 

5  Now  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine, 

Nor  shall  my  purpose  move , 
Thy  hand  hath  loos'd  my  bonds  of  pain, 
And  bound  me  with  thy  love. 

6  Here  in  thy  courts  1  leave  my  vow. 

And  thy  rich  grace  record ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who  hear  me  now. 
If  1  forsake  the  Lord. 

Psalm  117.     l.  m. 

Praise  io  God  from  all  nations. 

1  jniROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 

r     Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise: 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Thro'  evV}^  land,  by  ev'rj^  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word; 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 
Psalm  118.     First  Part,     c.  m. 

Deliverance  from  a  tumult. 
}    f  llHE  Lord  appears  my  helper  now, 
p      Nor  is  my  faith  afraid; 
Whate'er  the  sons  of  earth  may  do, 
Since  heav'n  affords  its  aid. 


PSALM  CXVIII.  19^ 

2  'Tis  safer,  Lord,  to  hope  in  thee, 

And  have  my  God  my  IViend, 
Than  trust  in  men  of  high  degree. 
And  on  their  truth  depend. 

3  'Tis  thro'  the  Lord  my  heart  is  strong. 

In  him  my  lips  rejoice; 
While  hi&  salvation  is  my  song, 
How  cheerful  is  my  voice ! 

4  Like  angry  hees,  they  girt  me  round : 

When  God  appears,  they  fly : 
So  burning  thorns  with  crackling  sound- 
Make  a  tierce  blaze,  and  die. 
-3  Joy  to  the  saints,  and  peace  belongs: 
The  Lord  protects  their  days : 
Let  Israel  tune  immortal  songs 
To  his  almighty  grace. 

Psalm  118.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Public  praise  for  deliverance  from  dcaUi. 

1  T    ORD,  thou  hast  heard  tliy  servant  cry. 
JLi   And  rescu  d  from  the  grave ; 

Isovv  shall  he  live:  for  none  can  die, 
If  God  resolve  to  save. 

2  Thy  praise  more  constant  than  before. 

Shall  fdl  his  daily  breath ; 
Thy  hand  that  hath  chastis'd  him  sore. 
Defends  him  still  from  death. 

3  Open  the  gates  of  Zion  now. 

For  we  shall  worship  there; 
The  house  w  here  all  the  righteous  go. 
Thy  mercy  to  declare. 

4  Among  ih'  assmblies  of  thy  saints 

Our  thankful  voice  we  raise ; 


20e  PSALM  CXVIII. 

There  we  have  told  thee  our  complaints, 
And  there  we  speak  thy  praise. 
Psalm  118.     Third  Part.,     cm. 

Christ  the  foucndaiion  f]f  his  church. 

1  TTJEHOLD  the  sure  foundation  Stone 
JL#  Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 

To  build  our  heav'niy  hopes  upon, 
And  his  eternal  praise. 

2  Chosen  of  God,  to  sinners  dear, 

How  glorious  is  thy  name! 
Saints  trust  their  wliole  salvation  here. 
Nor  shall  they  suffer  shame. 

3  The  foolish  builders,  scribe  and  priest. 

Reject  it  with  disdain : 
Yet  on  this  rock  the  church  shall  rest, 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 

4  What  tho'  the  gates  of  hell  withstood  ; 

Yet  must  this  building  rise : 
•Tis  thy  own  work,  Almighty  God, 
And  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

Psalm  118.     Fourth  Part.     c.  m. 

The  resurrection  of  Christ  and  cur  salvation. 

1   PTHHIS  is  the  day,  the  Lord  hath  made, 
a      He  calls  the  hours  his  own ; 
Let  heav'n  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

'i  To-day  he  rose,  and  left  the  dead ; 
And  Satan's  cmi)ire  fell : 
To-da}^  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  all  his  wonders  tell. 

o  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 
To  David's  holy  Son : 


PSALM  CXTIIL  201 

Help  us,  O  Lord,  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  be  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace  ; 
Who  comes  in  God,  his  Fathers  name. 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise  ; 
The  highest  heav'ns  in  which  he  reigns. 
Shall  give  him  nohler  praise. 

Psalm  118.     Fifth  Part.     s.  m. 

Hosanna  for  the  Lo^d?s  day. 

1  C^EE  what  a  living  Stone 
J^   The  builders  did  refuse  ; 

Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  scribe  and  angry  priest 
Reject  thine  only  Son; 

Yet  on  this  rock  shall  Zion  rest. 
As  the  chief  Corner  Stone. 

3  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine. 
And  wondrous  in  oi^r  eyes  : 

This  day  declares  it  all  divine. 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

4  This  is  the  glorious  day, 
That  our  Redeemer  mnde  : 

L«t  us  rejoice,  and  sing  and  pray  ; 
Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

5  Hosanna  to  the  Kinc; 
Of  David's  royal  blood  ; 

Bless  him,  ye  saints  ;  he  comes  to  bring. 
Balvation  from  your  GoH. 


202  PSALM  CXIX. 

6  We  bless  thy  holy  word, 
Which  all  this  grace  displays , 
And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

Psalm  119.     First  Part,     cm. 

The  blessedness  of  saints ^  and  misery  qf  sinners, 

1  "FILEST  are  the  uudefil'd  in  heart, 
JlJ  Whose  Avays  are  right  and  clt^an ; 
Who  never  from  thy  law  depart. 

But  fly  from  ev'ry  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word, 

And  practise  thy  commands ; 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  the  Lord, 
And  serve  him  w  ith  their  hands. 

3  Great  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law, 

How  firm  their  souls  abide  ! 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 

4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy. 

And  keep  iny  face  from  shame ; 
When  all  thy  statutes  I  obey, 
And  honour  all  thy  mime» 

5  But  haughty  sinners  Got!  will  hate; 

The  proud  shall  die  accurs'd: 
The  sons  of  falsehood  and  deceit 
Are  trodden  to  the  dust. 

6  Vile  as  the  dross  the  wicked  are  ; 

And  those  that  leave  thy  ways 
8hall  see  salvation  from  afiir, 
But  never  taste  thy  grace. 


1  m 


PSALM  CXIX.  203 

Psalm  119.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Spiriiual  mindedness. 

O  thee,  before  the  dawning  lights 


My  <:racious  God,  I  pray 
I  meditate  thy  name  by  nii^ht, 
And  keep  thy  law  by  day. 

2  My  spirit  faints  to  see  thy  grace. 

Thy  promise  bears  me  up; 
And,  while  salvation  long  delays. 
Thy  word  supports  my  hope. 

3  Sev'n  times  a-day  I  lift  my  hands. 

And  pay  my  thanks  to  tlvee : 
Thy  righteous  providence  demands 
Rei)eated  praise  from  me. 

4  When  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skies^ 

I  call  thy  works  to  mind  ; 
My  thoughts  in  warm  devotion  rise. 
And  sweet  acceptance  find. 
PsAL3i  1 1 9.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 
Repentance  and  obedience. 

1  f  a^HOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God: 

■      Soon  as  I  know  thy  way. 
My  heart  makes  haste  t'  obey  thy  w^ord, 
And  suifers  ho  delay. 

2  I  choose  the  path  of  heav'nly  truth 

And  glory  in  my  choice  : 

Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 

Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace. 

I  set  l)efore  mine  eyes; 
Thence  1  derive  ray  daily  streogtlu 
And  there  my  conarfQrt  He^. 


264  PSALM  CXIX. 

'i  If  once  I  wander  from  thy  path, 
1  think  upon  my  ways  ; 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands, 
And  trust  thy  pard'niug  grace. 

")  Now  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine, 

0  save  tliy  servant,  Lord ! 

Thou  art  my  shiehl,  my  hiding-place ; 
My  hope  is  in  thy  word, 

§  Thou  hast  inclin'd  this  heart  of  mine^ 
Thy  statutes  to  fulfil : 
And  thus^  till  mortal  life  shall  end. 
Would  I  perform  thy  will. 

Psalm  119.     Fourth  Part,     c.  m. 

InsirucUoji  from  Scripture. 

1  ITTOW  shall  the  youni^:  secure  their  hearte, 
Jt_i.  And  guard  their  lives  from  sin  ? 
Thy  word  the  choicest  rales  imparts 

To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 

2  When  once  it  penetrates  the  mind, 

It  spreads  such  light  abroad; 
The  meanest  souls  instruction  find, 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 

3  'Tis,  like  the  sun,  a  heav'nly  light 

That  guides  us  all  the  day  : 
And  thro'  tlie  dangers  of  the  night. 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

4  The  men  that  keep  thy  law  with  care. 

And  meditate  thy  word, 
Gniw  wiser  than  their  teachers  are. 
And  better  know  Ihe  Lord. 

3  Thy  precepts  make  me  truly  wise; 

1  hate  t!!P  dinner's  mad  : 


PSALM  CXIX-  20.> 

i  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts,  that  rise; 
But  love  thy  law,  my  God. 

6  The  starry  heav'ns  thy  rule  ohey  ;• 

The  earth  maintains  her  place: 
And  these  thy  servants  night  and  day 
Thy  skill  and  powT  express. 

7  But  still  thy  law  and  gospel,  Lord, 

Give  lessons  more  divine; 
Nor  earth  stands  firmer  than  thy  woni 
Nor  stars  so  nobly  shine. 

t  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth; 
How  pure  is  ev'ry  page ! 
That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth. 
And  well  support  our  age. 
Psalm  119.     Fifth  Part.     c.  m. 

Delight  in  Scripture. 

1  f\  HOW  I  love  thy  holy  law! 
\J   'Tis  daily  my  delight : 
And  thence  my  meditations  draw 

Divine  advice  by  night. 

2  My  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day. 

To  meditate  th}^  word  : 
My  soul  with  longing  melts  away,  4 

To  hear  thy  gospel,  Lord. 

3  How  doth  thy  word  my  heart  engage' 

How  well  employ  my  tongue  ! 
And  in  ray  tiresome  pilgrimage, 
Yield  me  a  heav'nly  song  I 
1   Am  I  stranger,  or  at  home, 
'Tis  my  perpetual  feast ; 
Not  honey,  dropping  from  the  comb, 
So.  much  allures  the  taste. 
10 


206  PSALM  CXIX- 

5  No  treasures  so  enrich  the  mind ; 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 

For  loads  of  silver  well  refin'd : 

Nor  heaps  of  choicest  gold. 

6  When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop> 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Are  pillars  to  support  my  hope; 
And  there  1  write  thy  praise. 
Psalm  119.     Sixth  PaH.     c.  Mb 

Holiness  and  comfort  from  the,  word. 

1  IT    ORD,  I  esteem  thy  judgments  righf* 
JL^   And  all  thy  statutes  just; 
Thence  I  maintain  a  constant  fight 

With  ev'ry  flatt'ring  lust. 

2  Thy  precepts  often  I  survey ; 

I  keep  thy  laws  in  sight. 
Thro'  all  the  bus'ness  of  the  day, 
To  form  my  actions  right. 

3  My  heart  in  midnight  silence  cries^ 

"  How  sweet  thy  comforts  be  !" 

My  thoughts  in  holy  wonder  rise. 

And  bring  their  thanks  to  thee. 

4  And  when  my  spirit  drinks  her  fill, 

At  some  good  word  of  thine, 
Not  mighty  men,  that  share  the  spoil? 
Have  joys  compar'd  to  mine. 
Psalm  119.     Seventh  Part.     c.  m. 

Imperftclion  qf  Nature,  and  perfection  qf  Scripture 

I    T    ET  all  the  heathen  writers  join, 
JLi   'l^o  form  oue  perfect  book  ; 
Great  God  !  if  once  compar'd  with  thin^^ 
How  mean  their  writings  look  ! 


PSALM  CXIX.  20^ 

'1  Not  tlie  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 

Could  show  one  sin  forgiv'n  ; 

Nor  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave  ; 

But  tliine  conduct  to  heav'n. 

3  I've  seen  an  eiul  of  v.  hat  we  call 

Perfection  here  below  : 
How  short  the  pow'rs  of  nature  fall ! 
And  can  no  farther  go. 

4  Yet  men  would  fain  be  just  Avith  God, 

By  works  their  hands  have  wrought  j 
But  thy  commands,  exceeding  broad. 
Extend  to  cv'ry  thought. 

5  In  vain  we  boast  perfection  here, 

While  sin  defiles  our  frame  ; 
And  sinks  our  virtues  down  so  far. 
They  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

6  Our  faith  and  love,  and  evVy  grace^ 

Fall  far  i^elow  thy  word; 
But  perfect  truth  and  righteousness 
Dwell  only  with  the  Lord. 
Psalm    119.     Eighth  Part.     c.  m. 

The  excellency  and  variety  qf  ScripUirt. 

1   T    ORD,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice./ 
JLi   ^iy  Ip.sting  heritage; 
Tliere  shall  ray  nolilest  pow'rs  rejoice> 
My  warmest  thoughts  engage. 

s  ril  read  the  histories  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight; 
While  thro'  thy  promises  1  rove, 

With  ever  fresh  delight. 
3  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown- 

Where  springs  of  life  arise ,- 


^8  PSALM  CXIX. 

Seeds  of  immortal  i)liss  are  sown, 
And  hidden  glory  lies. 

4  Tlie  best  relief  that  mourners  have; 
It  makes  oar  sorrows  blest ; 
Our  fairest  hope  beyond  the  grave, 
And  our  eternal  rest. 

Psalm  119.     Ninth  Part.     c.  m. 

The  teaching  of  the  Spirit  with  the  Word. 

i    PnriHY  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord, 
■      How  good  thy  works  appear! 
Open  mine  eyes  to  read  thy  word, 
And  see  thy  wonders  there, 

2  My  heart  w  as  fashion'd  by  thy  hand, 

ISly  service  is  thy  due  : 
V  O  make  thy  servant  understand 
The  duties  he  must  do ! 

cJ  Since  I'm  a  stranger  here  below, 
Let  not  thy  path  be  hid ; 
But  mark  the  road  m}^  feet  should  go, 
And  be  my  constant  guide. 

4  When  I  confess'd  my  wand'ring  ways. 

Thou  heard'st  my  soul  complain ; 
Grant  me  the  teachings  of  thy  grace, 
Or  I  shall  stray  again. 

5  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  show, 

And  heav'nly  truth  impart ; 
His  work  forever  I'll  pursue, 
His  law  shall  rule  my  heart. 

d  This  was  my  comfort  w  hen  I  bore 
Variety  of  grief; 
Jtn}a<le  me  learn  thy  word  the  more. 
And  fly  to  that  relief,    .im^- -,. 


'B 


PSALM  CXIX.  200^ 

III  vain  the  proud  deride  me  now  ; 

ril  ne'er  forget  tliy  law, 
Is  or  let  that  blessed  gospel  go, 

Whence  all  my  hopes  I  draw. 
When  I  have  learn'd  my  Father's  wilU 

I'll  teach  the  world  his  ways  ; 
My  thanklul  lij)8,  inspired  with  zeal, 

Shall  loud  pronounce  his  praise. 

Psalm  119.     Tenth  Part.     c.  m. 

Pleading  the  promises. 

EH  OLD  thy  waiting  servant,  Lor^. 
Devoted  to  th}'  fear  ; 
Remember  and  confirm  thy  word  : 
For  all  my  hopes  are  there. 

Hast  thou  not  sent  salvation  down, 
And  promis'd  quick' ning  grace  ? 

Doth  not  my  heart  address  thy  throne  ? 
And  yet  thy  love  delays. 

Mine  eyes  for  thy  salvation  fail ; 

O  bear  thy  servant  up  ! 
Nor  let  the  scotHng  lips  prevail, 

Which  dare  reproach  my  hope. 

Didst  thou  not  raise  my  faith,  O  Lprd! 

Then  let  thy  truth  s^ppear : 
Saints  shall  rejoice  in  my  reward, 

And  trust  as  well  as  fear. 

Psalm  119.     Eleventh  Part.     c.  m. 

Breathing  after  holiness. 

OTH  AT  the  Lord  woukl  guide  my  way*^ 
To  keep  his  statutes  still ! 
O  that  my  Go<l  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will  I 

19  ^ 


210  PSALM  CXIX. 

2  0  send  thy  Spirit  down  to  write 

Thy  law  upon  my  heart ! 
Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit, 
Nor  act  the  liar's  part. 

3  From  vanity  turn  off  my  eyes^ 

Let  no  corrupt  design, 
Nor  covetous  desires  arise, 
Within  this  soul  of  mine. 

4  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word, 

And  make  my  heart  sincere : 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  Lord ; 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

5  My  soul  hath  gone  too  far  astray, 

My  feet  too  often  slip; 
Yet  since  IVe  not  forgot  tliy  way, 
Restore  thy  wand'ring  sheep. 

6  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands, 

'Tis  a  delightful  road  ; 
Nor  let  my  head,  nor  heart,  nor  hands, 
Oifend  against  my  God. 
Psalm  119.     Twelfth  Part.    cm. 

Breathing  after  corr\fort  and  dtliverance. 

1  "M/ffY  God,  consider  my  distress, 
J  Y  P  Let  mercy  plead  my  cause  : 
Tlio'  I  have  sinn'd  against  thy  grace, 

I  can't  forget  thy  laws. 

2  Forbid,  forl)id  the  sharp  reproach, 

Which  I  so  justly  fear  : 
Uphold  my  life,  uphold  my  hoges, 
Nor  let  my  shame  appear. 

3  Be  thou  a  surety.  Lord,  for  me. 

Nor  let  the  proud  oppress  ^ 


PSALM  CXIX.  211 

But  make  thy  waiting;  servant  see 
The  shillings  of  thy  face. 

4  Mine  eyes  with  expectation  fail : 

3Iy  heart  within  ine  crie?, 
•"  When  will  the  Lord  his  truth  fulfil, 
**  And  make  my  comforts  rise  ?" 

5  Look  down  upon  my  sorrows,  Lord, 

And  show  thy  grace  the  same; 
As  tlioii  art  erer  wont  t'  afford 
To  those,  that  love  thy  name. 

Psalm  1 19.     Thirteenth  Part,     c.  m. 

Holyftar  and  tenderness  of  conscience. 

t  "^yiriTH  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy 
V  f      Then  let  me  never  stray         [face; 
From  thy  commands,  O  God  of  grace; 
Nor  tread  the  sinner's  way. 

2  Thy  word  I've  hid  within  my  heart 

To  keep  my  conscience  clean, 
And  be  an  everlasting  guard 
From  ev'ry  rising  sin. 

3  I'm  a  companion  of  the  saints, 

Who  fear  and  love  the  Lord : 
My  sorrows  rise,  my  nature  faints, 
When  men  transgress  thy  word. 

4  While  sinners  do  thy  gospel  wrong, 

My  spirit  stands  in  awe  : 
My  soul  aldiors  a  lying  tongue; 
But  loves  thy  righteous  law. 

5  My  heart  with  sacred  rev'rence  hears 

The  threat'ninscs  of  thy  word  ; 
My  flesh  with  holy  trembling  fears 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord. 


212  PSALM  CXIX. 

6  My  Gcd,  I  long,  I  hope,  I  wait 
For  thy  salvation  still ; 
While  thy  whole  law  is  my  delight. 
And  I  obey  thy  will. 

Psalm  119.     Fourteenth  Part.     c.  j>u 

Benefit  of  afflictions^  and  support  under  Viem. 

1  ^ONSIDER  all  my  sorrows,  Lord, 
\^J   And  thy  deliv'rance  send  : 

My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints: 
When  will  my  troubles  end  ? 

2  Yet  I  have  found  it  good  for  me 

To  bear  my  Father's  rod  ; 
Afflictions  make  me  learn  thy  la\%. 
And  live  upon  my  God. 

3  This  is  the  comfort  I  enjoy 

When  new  distress  begins  ; 

I  read  thy  word,  I  run  thy  ways, 

And  hate  my  former  sins. 

4  Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight. 

When  earthly  joys  had  fled, 
My  soul,  opprest  with  sorrow's  weighty 
Had  sunk  among  the  dead. 

!j  I  know  thy  judgment?,  Lord,  are  right, 
Tho'  they  may  seem  severe  : 
The  sharpest  suff'rings,  1  endure, 
Flow  from  thy  faithful  care. 
3  Before  I  knew  thy  chaf  t'ning  rod. 
My  feet  were  apt  to  straps 
But  now  I  learn  to  kee})  thy  word, 
Nov  wauder  from  thy  way. 


PSALM  CXIX.  213 

Psalm  119.     Fifteenth  Part.     cm. 

Holy  resolutions. 

1  ^  THAT  thy  statutes  ev'ry  hour, 
\J    IMight  dwell  upon  my  mind! 
Thence  1  derive  a  quick'ning  pow'r. 

And  daily  peace  I  find. 

2  To  meditate  thy  precepts,  Lord, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ; 
My  soul  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word: 
Thy  word  is  all  my  joy. 

•  How  would  I  run  in  thy  commands, 
Should'st  thou  my  heart  discharge 
From  sin,  and  satan's  hateful  chains, 
And  set  my  feet  at  large ! 

4  My  li;»s  with  courage  shall  declare 

Thy  statutes  and  thy  name; 
I'll  speak  thy  word,  tho'  kings  should  hear. 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame. 

5  Let  bands  of  persecutors  rise 

To  rob  me  of  my  right ; 
Let  pride  and  malice  forge  their  lies, 
Thy  law  is  my  delight. 

0  Depart  from  me,  ye  wicked  race, 

Whose  hands  and  hearts  are  ill . 
I  love  my  God,  1  love  his  ways, 
And  jnutit  obey  his  will. 

Psalm  119.     Sixtccfiih  Part.     c.  Mv 

Prayer  for  quickining  grace. 

1  1%.^Y  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust ; 
jjIm.  Lord,  give  me  life  divine  : 
Frum  vain  desires  and  ev'ry  lust^ 

Turn  oft'  the«e  eve€^  of  mine. 


£14  PSALM  CXIX. 

2  I  need  th'  influ'nee  of  thy  grace 

To  speed  me  in  thy  way  ; 
Lest  I  shouUl  loiter  in  my  race, 
Or  turn  my  feet  astray. 

3  When  eore  afflictions  press  me  dowii, 

I  need  thy  quiclt'ning  pow'rs  ; 
Thy  word,  tliat  I  have  rested  on, 
Sliall  cheer  my  heaviest  hours, 

4  Are  not  thy  mercies  sovereign  stilK 

And  thou  a  faitliful  God  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  grant  me  warmer  zeaL 
To  run  the  heavenly  road  ? 

5  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love. 

And  long  to  see  thy  face  ? 
And  yet  how  slow  my  spirits  move, 
Without  enliv'ning  grace ! 

3  Then  shall  I  love  thy  gospel  more, 
And  ne'er  forget  thy  word ; 
When  I  have  felt  its  quick' ning  pow'r, 
To  draw  me  near  the  Lord. 
Pbalim  110.     ScvoUecnth  Part     l.  m. 

Grace  shining  in  difficuUits  and  trials. 

1  "^Ry^S/^^^^^  P^^"  *^^^^^  anjnruiih  seize  me,  Lont 

Y  T      All  my  support  ii3  from  thy  word  : 
My  soul  dissolves  with  heaviness, 
Uphold  me  with  thy  strength'uiug  grace. 

2  The  proud  have  fram'd  their  scofls  and  lies, 
They  watch  my  feet  with  envious  e3'es  ; 
And  tempt  my  soul  to  snares  and  sin ; 
Yet  thy  commands  I  ne'er  decline. 

3  They  hate  me,  Lord,  without  a  cause; 
They  hate  to  see  me  love  thy  laws; 


PSALM  CXIXc  215 

Sut  I  will  trust  and  fear  thy  name, 
Till  pride  and  malice  die  with  shame. 

Psalm  119.     Eighteenth  Part.     l.  m. 

Sandyied  afflictions. 

\  iri  ATHER,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand; 
JP     How  kind  was  thy  chastising  rod. 
That  forcM  my  conscience  to  a  stand, 
And  brouglit  my  wand'ring  soul  to  God  \ 

2  Foolish  and  vain  I  went  astray, 
Ere  I  had  felt  thy  scourges,  Lord; 
I  left  my  guide,  and  lost  my  way ; 
But  now  1  love  and  keep  thy  word. 

3  '  Tis  good  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke, 
For  pride  is  apt  to  rise  and  swell : 
'Tis  good  to  bear  my  Father's  stroke. 
That  1  might  learn  his  statutes  well. 

4  The  law,  that  issues  from  thy  mouth, 
Shall  raise  my  cheerful  passions  more^ 
Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  south, 
Or  western  hills  of  golden  ore. 

>  Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  franie^ 
Thy  Spirit  form'd  my  soul  within  : 
Teach  me  to  know  thy  w^oadrous  name, 
And  guard  me  safe  from  death  and  sin. 

)  Then  all  that  love  and  fear  the  Lord, 
At  my  salvation  shall  rejoice : 
For  1  have  hoped  in  tiiy  word, 
And  made  tliy  grace  my  only  choice. 
Psalm  119.     Nimtcenth  FaH.     l.  m* 

Ftrvency  in  prayer. 

KEEP  me  from  fainting  in  my  prayers^, 
Wben  to  thy  foetatooK  Lord;  I  coidw? 


no  PSALM  cxi:?^. 

My  soul  with  God  would  leave  her  care*^ 
And  hope  for  mercy  from  the  throne. 

2  Kindle  a  flame  of  love  and  zeal, 
While  wrestling  for  the  grace  I  need; 
Bring  me  ly  faith  within  the  vail, 
And  he!])  me  ardently  to  plead. 

3  Known  to  the  i^ord  are  all  my  sighs : 
I  will  not  yield  to  Jinbellef ; 

But  f  ertevere  With  fervent  cries, 
Until  he  hear  and  grant  relief. 

Psalm  1 19.     Twcnlieth  Pari.     c.  »f. 

Resting  upon  the  IVcrrd. 

1  rp  EllEMKER  all  my  sorrows,  Lord, 
i4/   And  do  as  thou  hast  said ; 

Send  help  according  to  thy  word> 
And  give  the  promio'd  aid. 

2  Repeated  mercies  in  a  train 

Demand  my  gratitude; 
yVnd  these  my  faith  and  hope  sustain. 
That  more  will  he  hestow'd. 

3  Renew  thy  work  of  grace,  then,  Lord. 

Ivor  let  my  soul  complain  ; 
That,  while  I  rest  upon  thy  word, 
My  hopes  are  still  in  vain. 

PsAjLM  119.     Twenty-First  Fart.     l.  m. 

An  appeal  to  the  Searcher  qf  hearts. 

1  ^E ARCHER  and  Saviour  of  my  soul, 
J5  My  Sun,  my  Shield,  my  sovTcign  Judge. 
All  things  are  naked  to  thy  view, 

My  heart,  my  thoughts,  my  words,  my  ways 

2  Sinners  of  state  with  pow'r  array'd. 
Who  fear  not  God,  nor  man  regard,. 


PSALM  CXIX.  211 

fiave  persecuted  without  cause ; 
But  all  their  hatred  1  defy. 

3  Still  to  thy  word  my  soul  repairs ; 
Thence  I  my  highest  comforts  draw : 
Tho'  foes  may  fight  and  devils  rage, 
If  God  be  for  me,  all  is  well. 

4  Sustain  me  then  with  proniis'd  grace. 
Revive  my  heart,  increase  my  faith : 
I  hate  to  lie,  I  love  the  truth  ; 

O  !  make  me  be  what  I  profess. 

5  Sev'n  times  a-day  my  prayers  ascend. 
With  mingled  praises  to  the  throne : 
'Tis  good  to  seek  my  Father's  fice, 
And  plead  in  my  Redeemers  name. 

t)  Strong  peace  have  they,  who  love  thy  law  5 
Firm  on  a  rock  their  hopes  are  I  uilt; 
Their  faith  looks  up  to  nobler  scenes,  ^ 

And  nothing  can  detain  them  here. 

7  Seal  to  my  soul  thy  pard'ning  love> 
Let  strength  be  equal  to  my  day  ; 
Then  will  I  run  with  great  delight. 
And  eager  press,  to  seize  the  prize. 

8  Supremely  w  ise,  and  good,  and  great ; 
O  !  search  my  heart,  and  try  my  w  ays  5 
Thy  word  I  love,  th}'^  judgments  fear. 
And  tremble,  while  I  pray  and  praise. 

Psalm  119.     Tivchty-Stcond  Part.    c.  m. 

/  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep. 

\   PTHHE  least,  the  feeblest  of  the  sheep, 
X     'I'o  Christ,  the  Father  gave; 
He  loves  the  flock,  the  charge  he'll  keep  ♦ 
HiB  arm  is  strong  to  save. 
^20 


218  PRALM  CXX. 

2  They're  prone  to  wander  oat  of  sight, 

And  apt  to  run  astray; 
And  when  once  lost,  unable  quite 
To  find  again  the  way. 

3  Tliat  h?nt!,  whicli  heav'n  and  earth  uphold?. 

Can  keep  them  free  from  harms; 
The  Shepherd  bring?  them  to  their  fold?^ 
And  bears  them  in  his  arms. 

4  To  thee,  my  Shepherd  and  my  Rock, 

A  grateful  song  I'll  raise; 
O!  let  the  meanest  of  the  flock 
Attempt  to  s})eak  thy  praise. 

5  Thou  a.vt  my  guard ;  my  all  I  owe 

To  thine  amazing  love  : 
My  staniJing  in  thy  fold  below. 
And  hopes  of  bliss  aboYe. 

V  Ten  thcasand  thousand  comforts  here,. 
Disf^ens'd  in  various  ways, 
Confitni  thy  faithfulness  and  care, 
And  claim  adoring  praise. 

"?  Then,  guided,  Shepherd,  by  thy  love.. 
My  feet  shall  keep  thy  way ; 
iSoon  siiall  I  reach  thy  fold  above. 
And  go  no  more  astray. 

Psalm  120.     c.  m. 
Ckj'htians  love  peace. 

r^HOU  God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest. 
^M.     Pi^y  *"y  suirVing  state : 
\\'he^i  wilt  thou  set  my  soul  at  rest 
From  lips,  that  love  deceit? 
'?  Hard  lot  of  mine!  my  days  are  cast 
Among  t4ie  sons  of  strife  5 


PSALM  CXXI.  219 

W  liose  n^ver-ccasing  brawlings  waste    * 
My  golden  hours  oi'  life* 

S  0 !  might  I  fly  to  change  my  place- 
How  would  I  choose  to  dwell 
In  some  wide,  lonesome,  wildemcf?; 
And  leave  the.^e  gates  of  hell ! 

I  Peace  is  the  blessing  thai  I  seek  > 
How  lovely  are  its  charms ! 
I  am  for  peace;  but,  when  I  spe^k., 
They  ail  declare  for  arms. 

.3  New  passions  slrll  their  souls  engage^ 
And  keep  their  malice  strong : 
What  shall  be  done  io  curb  thy  ragc^ 
O  thou  devouring  tongue ! 

0  Should  burning  arrows  smite  thee  throngK 

Strict  justice  would  approve; 

But  I  would  rather  spare  my  foe. 

And  nielt  his  heart  with  love. 

PbAi.M  121.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

Divine  profcdion. 

1  innO  Zion's  hill  I  lift  my  eyes, 

i      From  thoiice  expecting  aid; 
From  Z ion's  hill,  and  Zion's  God, 
Who  heav'n  and  earth  has  made. 

2  Thou,  then,  ray  soul,  in  safety  rest ; 

Thy  ii;uardian  will  not  sleep : 
His  watchful  care  that  Israel  guards, 
Will  tliee  in  safety  keep. 

3  Shelter'd  taeneath  th'  Almighty's  wiugf, 

Thou  shalt  securely  rest ; 
Where  neither  sun  nor  moon  shall  thee 
By  day  or  night  molest. 


220  PSALM  CXXI. 

4  At  home,  abroad,  in  peace,  in  war^ 
Thy  God  shall  thee  defend; 
Confifict  thee  thro'  life's  pilg:riniage 
Safe  to  thy  journey's  end. 

Psalm  121.     S.^cond  Fart.     p.  m> 

Preservation  hy  day  and  night. 

1  "ffTPWARD  I  lift  mine  eyes; 
%^    From  God  is  all  my  aid; 
The  God  that  huiit  the  skies» 
And  earth  and  nature  maile  : 

God  is  the  pow'r 
To  which  1  fly; 
His  grace  is  nigh 
In  ev'ry  hour. 

2  My  feet  shall  never  slide, 
Nor  fall  in  fatal  snares  ; 

Since  God,  my  ii:uard  and  guide, 
Defends  me  froni  my  fears. 

'J'hose  wakeful  eyes, 

Thai  never  sleep. 

Si  ill  Israel  keep 

TMien  dangers  rise. 

3  No  fuirningheatsby  day. 
Nor  hh^sts  of  ev'ning  air. 
Shall  take  my  health  away, 
If  God  he  with  me  there  : 

IMiou  art  my  sun, 
And  thou  my  shade, 
To  guard  my  head. 
By  niffht,  at  noon. 
4  Hast  thou  not  giv'n  thy  word 
To  save  my  soul  from  death  ''* 


PSALM  CXXIl.  22i 

And  I  can  trust  my  Lord, 
To  kt  ep  my  mortal  breaili- 
ril  iro  and  come. 
Nor  fear  to  die, 
Til  I 'from  on  high 
Thou  call  me  hom^. 

Psalm  122.     c  M- 
Golng  to  church. 

1  "FXOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  heai 
JfX  ^^y  friends  devoutly  say, 

"  In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
"  And  keep  the  solemn  day!" 

2  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road: 

The  church  adorn'd  with  grace 
Stand?,  like  a  palace  biult  for  God., 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts  with  joys  nnkuown. 

The  hol^"  tribes  repair; 
The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints; 

And  while  his  awfid  voice 
Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble  and  rejoice. 

5  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place. 

And  joy  a  constant  guest; 
With  holy  gifts  and  hcav'nly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest. 

t3  M)'  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 
While  lif«  or  breath  remains : 
There  my  be>t  friends,  my  kindred  dwell*; 
Th^re  G  od^  my  Saviour,  reigns, 
20  * 


222        PSALM  CXXTir,  CXXIV. 

Psalm   123.     c.  m. 
Pleading  with  mbmission. 

1  d^  THOU,  whose  grace  and  justice  reign 
\J   Enthroned  av>ove  the  skies; 

To  thee  our  hearts  would  tell  their  pain, 
To  thee  we  lift  our  eyes. 

2  As  servants  watch  tlieir  master's  hand, 

And  fear  the  angry  stroke; 
Or  maids  before  their  mistress  stand, 
And  w  ait  a  peaceful  look : 

3  So  for  our  sins  we  justly  feel 

Thy  discipline,  O  God; 
Yet  w  ait  the  gracious  moment  still, 
Till  thou  remove  thy  rod. 

4  Those,  that  in  wealth  and  pleasure  live. 

Our  daily  groans  deride  ; 
And  thy  delays  of  mercy  give 
Fresh  courage  to  their  pride. 

5  One  foes  insult  us,  but  our  hope 

in  ihy  compassion  lies: 
This  thought  shall  hear  our  spirits  up. 
That  God  will  not  despise. 

Psalm  124.     l.  m. 

Tkanksgiving  for  deliverance  from  national  calamities. 

1  tf  ^^^  '^*^^  ^'^^  Lord,  may  Israel  say, 
JtjL   ^^*^*^  ^^^  ^^^*-  Lord  mainlain'd  our  side 
When  men,  to  make  our  lives  a  prey, 
Rose  like  the  swelling  of  the  tide. 

2  The  swelling  tide  had  stopt  our  breath, 
So  fiercely  did  the  waters  roll; 

We  had  been  swallowM  deep  in  death  : 
Froud  waters  had  o'erwhelm'd  our  soul 


PSALM  CXXV.  223 

3  We  leap  for  joy,  we  shout  and  sing, 
Who  just  escap'd  the  fatal  stroke; 
So  flies  the  bird  with  cheerful  wing, 
When  once  the  fowler's  snare  is  broke. 

4  For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  broke  the  fowler's  cursed  snare; 
Who  sav'd  us  from  the  niurd'ring  sword. 
And  made  our  lives  and  souls  his  care. 

^  Our  help  is  in  Jehovah's  name, 

Who  form'd  the  earth,  and  built  the  skies ^ 
He,  that  upholds  that  wondrous  frame, 
Guards  his  own  church  with  watchful  eyes. 
Psalm  125.     s.  m. 

The  trials  and  safety  of  believers. 

1  i^lIRM  and  unniov'd  are  they 

r     That  rest  their  souls  on  God; 
Fix'd  as  the  mount  w  here  David  dwelt. 
Or  where  the  ark  abode. 

2  As  mountains  stood  to  guard 
The  city's  sacred  ground, 

So  God  and  his  almighty  love 
Embrace  his  saints  around. 

3  What,  tho'  the  Father's  rod 
l)ro|)  a  chastising  stroke, 

Yet,  lest  it  wound  their  souls  too  deep, 
Its  fury  shall  be  broke. 

4  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  those, 
AVhose  faith  and  pious  fear, 

Whose  hope  and  love,  and  ev'ry  grace, 
Proclaim  their  hearts  sincere. 

5  Nor  shall  t!ie  tyrant's  rage 
Too  long  oppress  the  saint : 


ii24  PSALIM  CXXVI. 


The  God  of  Israel  will  siip|K)rt 

His  children,  lest  they  faint. 
6  But  if  our  slavish  fear 

Will  choose  the  road  to  hell. 
We  must  receive  our  portion  there, 

Where  bolder  sinners  dwell. 

Psalm  126.     First  Part.    l.  m. 

Praise  for  surprising  deliverance  to  the  nation. 
^  ^6/^l/^HEN  God  restor'd  our  captive  state, 
J  J   Joy  was  our  song,  and  grace  our  theme ; 
A  grace  beyond  our  hopes  so  great. 
The  joy  appeared  but  fancy's  dream. 

2  The  scoffer  owns  thy  hand,  and  pays 
Unwilling  honours  to  thy  name ; 

While  Ave  with  pleasure  shout  thy  praise ; 
With  cheerful  notes  thy  love  proclaim. 

3  When  we  review'd  our  dismal  fears, 
'Twas  hard  to  think  they'd  vanish  so  ; 
With  God  we  left  our  flowing  tears, 
He  makes  our  joj^s  like  rivers  flow. 

Psalm  126.     Second  Part.    cm. 
The  joy  qf  conversion. 

{  "^KTETHEN  God  reveal'd  his  gracious  name. 
f  f     And  chang'd  my  mournful  state. 
My  rapture  seem'd  a  pleasing  dream, 
The  grace  appear'd  so  great. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  thy  hand  confess  ; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strain?, 
And  sung  sur})rising  grace. 

3  *•  Great  is  the  work,"  my  neighbours  died. 

And  owa'd  tby  po^v'r  divine ; 


1 


PSALM  CXXVII.  225 

^-  Great  is  the  work,''  my  heart  replied, 
''  And  l;e  the  glory  thine." 

4  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 

5  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness  wait 

Till  the  fair  harvest  come  : 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great. 
And  shout  the  blessings  home. 

6  Tho'  seed  lie  buried  long  in  dust. 

It  shan't  decei^  e  their  hope  : 
The  precious  grain  can  ne'er  be  lost, 
For  grace  insures  the  crop. 
Psalm  127.     l.  m. 

The  blexsin^  qf  Gnd  on  thp.  enrta  and  contorts  of  life, 

1  "JF  God  succeed  not,  all  the  cost 

Jt   And  pains  to  build  the  house  are  lost  j 

If  God  the  city  do  not  keep, 

The  watchful  guards  as  well  may  sleep. 

2  What,  tho'  you  rise  before  the  sun, 
And  work  and  toil  when  day  is  done; 
Careful  and  sparing  eat  your  bread, 
To  shun  that  poverty  you  dread ; 

3  'Tis  all  in  vain,  till  God  hath  blest ; 
He  can  make  rich,  yet  give  us  rest : 
Children  and  friends  are  blessings  too, 
If  God,  our  sov'reign,  make  them  so. 

4  Happy  the  man  to  whom  he  sends 
Obedient  children,  faithful  friends: 
How  sweet  our  daily  comforts  prove. 
When  they  are  seasoned  with  his  love  \ 


226      ?SALM  CXXVIII,  CXXIX. 

Psalm  128.     c.  m. 

A  christian  blessed  in  Ms  family. 

1  f\  HAPPY  man,  \vhose  soul  is  fill'd 
%J   With  faith  and  revVend  awe; 
Whose  lips  to  Go<l  their  honours  yield, 

Whose  life  adorns  the  law. 

2  A  careful  Providence  shall  stand. 

And  ever  guard  thy  head  ; 
And  on  the  labours  of  thy  hand 
Its  kindly  blessings  shed. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  be  a  fruitful  vine  j 

Thy  children  round  thy  board, 
Each,  like  a  plant  of  honour,  shine.. 
And  learn  to  fear  the  Lord, 

4  The  Lord  shall  thy  best  hopes  fulfil. 

For  months  and  years  to  come ; 

The  Lord,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill^ 

Shall  send  the  blessings  home. 

5  This  is  the  man,  whose  happy  eycs^ 

Shall  see  his  house  increase; 
Shall  see  the  sinking  church  arise. 
And  leave  the  world  in  peace. 
Psalm  129.     c.  m. 
Persecutors  punished. 
>  Tj  TP  f»'oni  my  youth,  may  Israel  say, 
%^    Have  I  been  nurs'd  in  tears  ; 
My  griefs  were  constant  as  the  day, 
And  tedious  cis  the  years. 

2  Up  from  my  youth  I  bore  the  rage 
Of  all  the  sons  of  strife  ; 
Oft  they  assail'd  my  riper  age, 
But  not  destroy'd  my  life. 


PSALM  CXXX.  22: 

3  Tlieir  cniel  plough  had  torn  ray  flesh 
With  furrows  long  and  deep; 
Rourly  they  vex'd  my  wounds  afresh. 
Nor  let  my  sorrows  sleep. 

1  How  was  their  insolence  surprised, 
To  hear  his  thunders  roll  ! 
And  all  the  foes  of  Zion  seiz'd 
With  horror  to  the  soul. 

■}  Thus  shall  the  men  that  hate  the  saint?. 
Be  blasted  from  the  sky  ; 
Their  glory  fades,  their  courage  faint?. 
And  all  their  projects  die. 

\j  What  tho'  they  flourish  tall  and  fair, 
They  have  no  root  beneath  ; 
Their  growth  shall  perish  in  despair. 
And  lie  despisM  in  death. 

7  So  corn,  that  on  the  house-top  stand?, 

No  hope  of  harvest  gives  ; 
The  reaper  ne'er  shall  fill  his  hand?. 
Nor  binder  fold  the  sheaves  : 

8  It  springs  and  withers  on  the  place 

No  traveller  bestows 
A  word  of  blessing  on  the  grass, 
Nor  minds  it  as  he  goes. 

Psalm    130.     c.  m. 

Pardoning  grace. 

1   ^n^UT  of  the  depths  of  long  distress, 
%Jf   The  borders  of  despair, 
I  sent  my  cries  to  seek  thy  grace, 

BIy  groans  to  move  thine  ear. 
Great  God  I  sliould  th}'^  severer  eyr^ 

And  thine  iro^rtial  hand,. 


228  PSALM  CXXXI. 

Mark  and  revenue  iniquity, 
No  mortal  flesh  could  stand. 

3  But  there  are  pardons  with  my  God 

For  crimes  of  high  degree ; 
Thy  Son  has  bought  them  with  his  blood, 
To  draw  us  near  to  thee. 

4  I  wait  for  thy  salvation,  Lord, 

With  strong  desires  1  wait; 
My  soul,  invited  by  thy  word, 
Stands  watching  at  thy  gate. 

5  Just  as  the  guards,  that  keep  the  nightj 

Long  for  the  morning  skies ; 
Watch  the  first  beams  of  breaking  light; 
And  meet  them  with  th'^ir  eyes : 

6  So  waits  my  soul  to  see  thy  grace, 

And,  more  intent  than  they. 
Meets  the  first  op'nings  of  thy  face, 
And  finds  a  brighter  day. 

7  Then  in  the  Lord  let  Israel  trust; 

Let  Israel  seek  his  face : 
The  Lord  is  good,  as  well  as  just, 
And  plenteous  in  his  grace. 

8  There's  full  redemption  at  his  thronr 

For  sinners  long  enslav'd : 
The  great  Redeemer  is  his  Son; 
And  Israel  shall  be  sav'd. 
Psalm  131.     cm. 

Humility  and  submission. 
1   ITS  there  ambition  in  my  heart? 
i  Search,  gracious  God,  and  see  5 
Or  do  I  act  a  haughty  part  ? 
Lord,  1  appeal  to  thee. 


PSALM  CXXXII,  22g 

2  I  charge  my  thoughts,  be  hurnjle  still, 

And  all  ni}^  carriage  mild; 
Content,  my  Father,  with  thy  will. 
And  quiet  as  a  child. 

3  The  patient  soul,  the  lowly  mind 

Shall  have  a  large  reward  : 
Let  saints  in  sorrow  lie  resign'd. 
And  trust  a  faithful  Lord. 
Psalm  132.     First  Part.     l.  im. 

Jt  the  ordination  of  a  minister. 

1  "^l^rrHERE  shall  we  go,  to  seek  and  find 

f  f      A  habitation  for  our  God; 
A  « I  welling  for  th'  eternal  mind, 
Among  the  sons  of  flesh  and  blood  ? 

2  The  God  of  Jacob  chose  the  hill 
Of  Zion  for  his  ancient  rest; 
And  Zion  is  his  dwelling  still; 

His  church  is  with  his  presence  blest. 

3  Here  will  I  fix  my  gracious  throne, 
And  reign  forever,  saith  the  Lord; 
Here  shall  my  pow'r  and  love  be  knowu. 
And  blessings  shall  attend  my  word. 

4  Here  will  I  meet  the  hungry  poor, 
And  fdl  their  souls  with  living  bread  : 
Sinners  that  wait  l)efore  my  door. 
With  sweet  provision  shall  be  fed. 

5  Girded  with  truth,  and  cloth'd  with  grace, 
My  priests,  my  ministers  shall  shine : 
Not  Aaron,  in  his  costly  dress. 

Made  an  a[>pearance  so  divine. 

6  The  saints  unable  to  contain 

Their  inward  joy,  shall  shout  and  sing: 
21 


231)  PSALM  CXXXII. 

The  Son  of  David  here  shall  reign, 
And  Ziou  triumph  in  her  King. 

7  Jesus  shall  see  a  num'rous  seed 

Born  here,  t'  uphold  his  glorious  name ; 
His  crown  sliall  flourisli  on  his  head, 
Wliile  all  his  foes  are  cloth'd  with  shame. 

PsAL3i  132.     Second  ParL     c.  m. 

At  the  dedication  qf  a  church. 

1  A   RISE,  O  king  of  grace,  arise, 
/%    And  enter  to  thy  rest : 

Lo!  thy  church  waits  with  longing  eyes^ 
Thus  to  be  own'd  and  blest. 

2  Enter  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 

Thy  Spirit  and  tliy  word: 
All,  that  the  ark  did  once  contain. 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

;>  Clothe  all  thy  ministers  with  grace, 
Let  truth  their  tongues  employ; 
That  in  the  Saviours  righteousness 
Thy  saints  may  shout  for  joy. 

4  Here,  mighty  God!  accept  our  vows, 

Here  let  thy  praise  he  spread ; 

Bless  the  [)rovisions  of  tliy  house* 

And  fill  tliy  poor  with  bread. 

»'i  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign, 
Let  God's  anointed  shine  ; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maiotaio. 
With  love  and  pow'r  divine. 

Psalm  132.     Third  Part.     c.  .^r. 

7%c  privileges  qfthe  cliurch  under  the  Ncm-Tcstamcn' 

^   npHE  Lord  in  Zion  plac'd  his  thrane 
JL    His  ark  wits  settl'dlbere  : 


PSALM  CXXXIir.  231 

To  Zion  the  Avhole  nation  came, 
To  worship  thrice  a  year. 

2  But  we  have  no  such  lengths  to  Avalkv 

Nor  Avander  far  abroad  ; 
Where'er  thy  saints  assemble  now. 
There  is  a  house  for  God. 

3  Blest  Zion  still,  in  God's  esteem, 

All  other  seats  excels  : 
Wherever  he  records  his  name, 
'Tis  Zion  ;  there  he  dwells. 

4  "  Her  store,"  says  he,  "  I  wnll  increase ; 

"  Her  poor  with  plenty  bless  ; 
'*  Her  saints  shall  shout  for  joy ;  her  priests 
"  My  saving  health  confess. 
6  "  There  David's  pow'r  shall  long  remaia 
*'  In  his  establish'd  line  ; 
'^  There  David's  Son  and  Lord  shall  reigo, 
*•  And  with  fresh  lustre  shine. 
Q  "  The  faces  of  his  vanquish'd  foes 
^'  Confusion  shall  o'erspread  ; 
•'  Whilst,  with  confirm'd  success,  his  crown 
'•  Shall  flourish  on  his  head." 
PsAL3i  133.     First  Part.     c.ji. 

Brotherly  love. 

1  IT    O  ?  what  an  entertaining  sight 
J^   Are  brethren  thcil  ag;ree  ; 
Brethren  whose  ohcerful  hearts  unite 

In  bonds  of  piety. 

2  When  streams  of  love  from  Christ,  the 

Descend  to  ev'ry  soul,  [spriiig. 

And  heav'uly  peace  with  balmy  wing, 
Shades  and  bedews  the  wliole  : 


232      PSALM  CXXXIII,  CXXXIV. 

3  'Tis  like  the  oil  divinely  sweet, 

On  Aaron's  rev'rend  head  ; 
The  trickling  drops  ]>erfiim'd  his  feet, 
And  o'er  his  garments  spread. 

4  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 

That  fall  on  Zion's  hill  ; 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shews, 
And  makes  his  grace  distil. 
Psalm  133.     Second  Part.     s.  m. 

Love  and  worship  in  a  family. 

1  BPLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 
_§3  Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one ; 

Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please. 
Thro'  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house, 
Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet  : 

Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows. 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

3  Thus,  on  the  heav'nly  hills 
The  saints  are  blest  above, 

Where  joy,  like  morning  dew  distils. 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

Psalm   134.     c.  m. 
Daily  and  nightly  devotion. 

1  "'ItT'E  that  obey  tir  immortal  King, 

j[     Attend  his  holy  [)lace  ; 
Bow  to  the  glories  of  his  pow'r. 
And  bless  his  wondrous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light. 

And  raise  your  soids  on  high; 
Sen{\  your  admiring  thoughts  by  nights 
Above  the  starry  sky. 


PSALM  CXXXV.  235 

'ij  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts, 
With  rays  of  quick'ning  grace ; 
The  Goil  that  spread  the  heav'ns  abroad. 
And  rales  the  swelling  seas. 

Psalm  135.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

The  church  is  Cod's  house  and  care. 

1  TJRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  hi:^  name, 
JL      While  in  his  earthly  courts  ye  wait, 
Ye  saints  that  to  his  house  belong, 

Or  stand  attending  at  his  gate. 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  the  Lord  is  good  ; 
To  praise  his  name  is  sweet  en^)Io3^  • 
Israel  he  chose  of  old,  and  still 

His  church  is  his  peculiar  joy. 

3  The  Lord  hiniseif  will  judge  his  ^unts  ^ 
He  treats  his  servants  as  his  friends : 
And  when  he  hears  their  sore  coraplaint%j 
Repents  the  sorrows,  that  he  sends. 

4  Thro'  ev'ry  age  the  Lord  declares 

His  name,  and  breaks  th'  oppressor's  rod^ 
He  gives  his  suif'ring  servants  rest, 
And  will  be  known  th'  Almighty  God, 

5  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  who  taste  his  love  ; 
People  and  priests  exalt  his  name : 
Among  his  saints  he  ever  dwells  ; 

His  church  is  his  Jerusalem. 

Psalm  135.     Second  ParL     l.  m. 

Creai'oriy  Provldtr.ce^  and  Rtdem'plwn. 
\   g^  RE  AT  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high, 
^Jf   Above  all  pow'rs  and  ev'ry  throne ; 
Whatever  he  pleas'd  in  earth  or  sea. 
Or  heav'n,  or  hell,  his  hand  hath  don^> 
21  * 


234  PSALM  CXXXV. 

2  At  his  command  the  vapours  rise,  ^ 
The  r!i:?:htiijngs  flash,  the  thunders  roar  ; 
He  po':rs  the  ram;  he  brings  the  wind, 
And  tempests  from  his  airy  store. 

3  'Twas  he,  those  dreadful  tokens  sent, 
O  Egypt,  thro'  thy  stubl)orn  land  ! 
When  all  thy  first  born,  beasts  and  men. 
Fell  dead  by  his  avenging  hand. 

4  What  mighty  nations,  mighty  kings 
He  slew,  and  their  whole  country  gave 
To  Israel,  whom  his  hand  redeem'd, 
No  more  to  be  proud  Pharaoh's  slave. 

5  His  pow'r  the  same,  the  same  his  grace, 
That  saves  us  from  the  hosts  of  hell : 
And  heav'n  he  gives  us  to  possess. 
Whence  those  a})ostate  angels  fell. 

Psalm  135.     Third  Part,     c.  m. 
Praise  due  to  God  alone. 

1  A   WAKE,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King. 
jf5L  Your  sweetest  passions  raise  ; 

Your  pious  pleasure,  while  you  sing. 
Increasing  with  the  praise. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord  ;  and  works  unknown 

Are  his  divine  employ  ; 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  his  throne, 
His  treasure  and  his  joy. 

3  Heav'n,  earth,  and  sea  confess  his  hand ; 

He  bids  the  vapours  rise : 
Lightning  and  storms  at  his  command. 
Sweep  thro'  llie  sounding  skies. 
A  All  pow'r,  that  gods  or  kings  have  claim'd, 
Is  found  with  him  alone ; 


PSALM  CXXXVI.  23j 

But  heathen  gods  should  ne'er  be  uam'd 
Where  our  Jehovah's  known. 
•  O  Zion  trust  the  living  God, 

Serve  him  with  faith  and  fear ; 
He  makes  thy  courts  his  blest  abode, 
And  claims  his  honours  there. 
Psalm   136.     First  Part.     p.m. 

The  jvonders  of  Creation^  Providence^  and  Redemption. 

1  ^  I VE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
VJI"   The  universal  Lord  ; 

The  sov'reign  King  of  kings  ; 

And  be  his  grace  ador'd. 
"His  pow'r  and  grace  are  still  the  same ; 
"  And  let  his  name  have  endless  praise." 

2  How  mighty  is  his  hand  ! 
What  wonders  hath  he  done  ! 
He  form'd  the  earth  and  seas, 
And  spread  the  heav'ns  alone. 

"  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure  ; 
"  And  ever  sure  abides  thy  w  ord." 

3  His  wisdom  fram'd  the  sun, 
To  crown  the  day  with  light ; 
The  moon  and  twinkling  stars. 
To  cheer  the  darksome  night. 

"  His  pow'r  and  grace  are  still  the  same ; 
"  And  let  his  name  have  endless  praise." 

4  He  smote  the  first  born  sons, 
The  tlowV  of  Egypt,  dead  ; 
And  thence  his  chosen  tribes 
With  joy  and  glory  led. 

*^  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure  ; 
-  '•  And  ever  sure  abides  thy  word," 


236  PSALM  CXXXVI. 

5  His  pow'r  and  lifted  rod 
Cleft  the  Red  Sea  in  two; 
And  for  his  people  made 
A  wondrous  passage  throiigh. 

'*  His  pow'r  and  grace  are  still  the  same  ; 

"  And  let  his  name  have  endless  praise.^* 

'6  But  cruel  Pharaoh  there, 
With  all  his  host  he  drown'd> 
And  brought  his  Israel  safe 
Thro'  a  long  desert  ground. 

'•  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure  ; 

^''  And  ever  sure  abides  thy  word." 

7  The  kings  of  Canaan  fell 
Beneath  his  dreadful  hand  ; 
While  his  own  servants  took 
Possession  of  their  land. 

"  His  pow'r  and  grace  are  still  the  same  ; 
"  And  let  his  name  have  endless  praise.*' 

8  He  saw  the  nations  lie 
All  perishing  in  sin  ; 
And  pitied  the  sad  state 
The  ruin'd  world  was  in. 

^'  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure ; 
^  And  ever  sure  abides  thy  word." 

9  He  sent  his  only  Son 

To  save  us  from  our  woe. 

From  satan,  sin,  and  death, 

And  ev'ry  hurtful  fot'. 
^^  His  pow'r  and  grace  are  still  the  same  ; 
*'  And  let  his  name  have  endless  praise.** 
10  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 

To  God  the  heav'nly  king  i 


PSALM  CXXXVI,  CXXXVII.    237 

And  let  the  spacious  earth 

His  works  and  glories  sing. 
"  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure ; 
"  And  ever  sure  abides  thy  word." 

Psalm  136.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Praise  ye  Ute  Lord. 

1  £^  IVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise; 
VJf   Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways . 
Give. to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown, 
The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown. 

2  He  binlt  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fix'd  the  starry  lights  on  high : 
He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light, 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night. 

3  The  Jews  he  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand. 
And  brought  them  to  the  promis'd  land : 
He  saw  the  Gentiles  dead  in  sin, 

And  felt  his  pity  work  within. 

4  He  sent  Hs  Son  with  pow'r  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave : 
"  Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 

"  Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song." 

5  Thro'  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet, 
And  leads  us  to  his  heav'nly  seat : 

"  His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

"  When  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more." 

Psalm  137.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  sorrojvs  of  Israel  in  captivity. 

1    IJY  Babel's  stream  the  captives  sate, 
Jj   And  wept  for  Z ion's  hapless  fate  : 
Useless  their  har|)s  on  willows  hung, 
While  foes  requir'd  a  sacred  song. 


238  PSALM  CXXXVIL 

2  With  taunting  voice,  and  scornful  eye, 
"  Sing  us  a  song  of  heav'n,"  they  cry: 
"  While  foes  deride  our  God,  and  King, 
"  How  can  we  tune  our  harps  or  sing?" 

3  "  If  Zion's  woes  our  hearts  forget, 
"  Or  cease  to  mourn  for  Israel's  fate, 
"  Let  useful  skill  our  hands  forsake ; 
"  Our  hearts  Avith  hopeless  sorrow  breaki? 

4  "  Thou,  ruin'd  Salem,  to  our  eyes 
"  Each  day,  in  sad  remembrance  rise ! 
"  Should  we  e'er  cease  to  feel  thy  wrongs, 
''  Lost  be  our  joys,  and  mute  our  tongues." 

5  "  Remember,  Lord,  proud  Edom's  sons, 
"  Wbo  cried,  exulting  at  our  groans, 

"  While  Salem  trembled  at  her  base, 

"  Rase  them :  her  deep  foundations  rase.'" 

6  While  thus  they  sung,  the  mourners  view'd 
Their  foes  by  Cyrus'  arm  subdu'd. 

And  saw  his  glory  rise,  who  spread 
Their  streets,  and  fields,  with  hosts  of  dead. 

7  Pleas'd,  they  foresaw,  the  blest  decree. 
That  set  their  tribes  from  bondage  free; 
Renew'd  the  temple,  and  restored 

The  sacred  worship  of  the  Lord. 

Psalm  137.     Sccojid  Part     l.  m. 

The  churcft's  complaint. 
i   jr    ORD,  in  those  dark  and  dismal  day% 

JLi  Wc  mourn  the  hidings  of  thy  face  ; 

Proud  enemies  our  path  surround, 

To  le\'el  Zion  with  the  ground. 
2  Her  sons,  her  worship,  they  deride, 

And  hiss  thy  word  with  tongues  of  i>ridp 


I 


PSALM  CXXXVII.  2i9 

And  cry,  f  insult  our  humble  prayer, 

"  Where  is  your  God,  ye  Christians,  ^vliere?'^ 

.)  Errors,  and  sins,  and  follies  grow; 
Tliy  saints  bow  down  in  deepest  woe: 
Their  love  decays,  their  zeal  is  o'er; 
And  thousands  walk  with  Christ  no  more. 

•I  To  happier  days  our  bosoms  turn ; 
Those  days  but  teach  us  how  to  mourn  : 
The  God,  who  bade  his  mercy  flow. 
In  wrath  withdraws  his  blessing  now. 

5  The  blessing  from  thy  truth's  withdrawn ; 
Its  quick'ning,  saying  influence  gone  : 
Unwarn'd,  unwaken'd,  sinners  hear. 
Nor  see  their  awful  danger  near. 

0  In  dews  unseen,  in  scanty  show'rs, 
Thy  Spirit  sheds  his  healing  pow'rs; 
Thy  thirsty  ground  is  parch'd  beneath, 
And  all  is  barrenness,  and  death- 

T  Yet  still,  thy  name  be  ever  blest, 
On  thee  our  hope  shall  safely  rest : 
Zion  her  Saviour  soon  shall  see 
Array'd  to  set  his  Israel  free. 

8  Jesus,  with  vengeance  armV.,  shall  come 
To  crush  his  foes,  and  seal  tlieir  doom  ; 
The  mystic  Bai-el  whelm  in  dusi, 
Her  pomp,  her  idols,  pow'r  and  trust. 

\3  Then  shall  thy  saints  exult,  and  sing 
The  matchless  glories  of  their  King; 
Nations  before  his  altar  bend. 
And  peacf^  \'ix>m  realm  to  realm  extend* 


246  PSALM  CXXXVII. 

Psalm  137.    Third  Part     s.  m- 

Love  to  the  church. 
1   T  LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
Jl,  The  house  of  thine  abode  ; 
The  church  our  blest  Redeemer  sav'd 
Witii  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  O  God  ! 

Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 

And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 
My  voice,  or  hands  deny, 
These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake. 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

5  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 
Her  welfare,  or  her  woe. 
Let  ev'ey  joy  this  heart  forsake. 
And  ev'ry  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 
For  her  my  prayers  ascend  ; 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  giv'n. 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

1  prize  her  heav'nly  ways  ; 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows. 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

7  Jesus,  thou  Friend  divine. 
Our  Saviour,  and  our  King, 

Thy  hand  from  ev'ry  snare  and  foe 
Shall  great  deliv'ranc^  bring. 


PSALM  CXXXVni.  241 

o  Sure  as  thy  truth  shall  last, 
To  Zioii  shall  be  giv'ii 
['he  brightest  glories,  earth  can  yield, 
And  brighter  bliss  of  heav'n. 
Psalm   138.     l.  m. 

Restoring  and  preserving  grace. 

1  IJMTITH  all  ray  pow'rs  of  heart  and 

f  f  tongue, 

ril  praise  my  Maker  in  my  song  : 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise, 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise. 

2  Angels  that  make  thy  church  their  care. 
Shall  witness  my  devotion  there  ; 
While  holy  zeal  directs  mine  eyes 

To  thy  fair  temple  in  the  skies. 
'»  I'll  sing  thy  truth  and  mercy.  Lord, 
ril  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  word ; 
Not  ali  thy  works  and  names  below 
So  much  thy  pow'r  and  glory  show. 

(  To  God  I  cried  when  troubles  rose; 
He  heard  me,  and  subdu'd  my  foes; 
He  did  my  rising  fears  control, 
And  strength  diifus'd  thro'  all  my  soul. 

>  The  God  of  heav'n  maintains  his  state, 
Frowns  on  the  proud,  and  scorns  the  great; 
But  from  his  throne  descends,  to  see 
The  sons  of  humble  poverty. 

•")  Amid  a  thousand  snares  I  stand, 
Upreld  and  guarded  by  thy  hand  : 
Thy  words  my  fainting  soul  revive;, 
And  keep  my  dying  faith  alive, 
22 


242  PSALM  CXXXIX. 

7  Grace  win  complete  what  grace  begins^ 
To  save  from  sorrow  s  and  from  sins : 
The  work,  that  wisdom  undertakes. 
Eternal  mercy  ne'er  forsakes. 

PsALAi  130.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  omniscience  and  omnipresence  of  God. 

1  rjlHOlJ,  Lord,  by  strictest  search  hast 

1     My  rising  up  and  lying  down :  [know'^n 
My  secret  thoughts  are  known  to  thee, 
Known  long  before  conceiv'd  by  mo. 

2  Thine  eye  my  bed  and  path  surveys, 
My  public  haunts  and  private  w  ays ; 
Thou  know^'st  what  'tis  my  lips  would  vcnt^ 
My  yet  unutter'd  words'  intent. 

3  Within  thy  circling  pow'r  I  stand; 
On  evVy  side  1  find  thy  hand: 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 

4  O  !  could  I  so  perfidious  be, 

To  think  of  once  deserting  thee ! 
Where,  Lord,  coukl  I  thy  influ'nce  shan? 
Or  whither  from  thy  presence  run  ? 

5  If  up  to  heav'n  I  take  my  flight, 

'I'is  there  thou  dwell'st  euthron'd  in  light;    j 

If  down  to  jiell's  infernal  plains, 

'Tis  there  almighty  vengeance  reigns. 

d  If  I  the  morning  wings  could  gain, 
And  fly  beyond  the  western  main. 
Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive. 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

7  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Boocath  the  sablo  wings  of  night: 


PSALM  eXXXIX.  243 

One  glance  from  thee,  one  piercing  ra^, 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 

S  The  veil  of  night  is  no  disguise, 

No  screen  from  thy  all-searching  eyes ; 
Thro'  midnight  shades  thou  fmd'it  thy  way, 
As  in  the  blazing  noon  of  day. 

9  "  O  may  the^e  thoughts  jiossess  my  breast? 
"  Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest! 
"  Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
"'  Consent  to  sin;  for  God  is  there.'^ 

Psalm  139.     Second  Fart.     cm. 

The  nisdom  of  God  in  thi  forn'yation  of  man. 

1  "W/^Ti^E^^  I  ^ith  pleasing  Avonder  stan^^ 

V  f      And  all  my  frame  survey; 
Lord,  'tis  thy  work;  I  own,  thy  hand 
Thus  built  my  himible  clay. 

2  Thy  hand  vcly  heart  and  reins  possest, 

Where  unborn  nature  grew : 
Thy  wisdom  all  my  features  trac'd, 
And  all  my  members  drew. 

3  Thine  eye  with  nicest  care  survey'd 

The  growth  of  ev'ry  part ;, 
Till  (he  whole  scheme,  thy  thoughts  had  laid, 
Was  copied  by  thine  art. 

4  Heav'n,  earth,  and  sea,  and  fire,  and  wind^ 

Show  me  thy  wondrous  skill; 
But  I  review  myself,  and  find 
Diviner  wonders  still. 

5  Thine  awful  glories  round  me  shine, 

My  flesli  proclaims  thy  \n\\^Q  : 
Lord,  to  thy  works  of  ;•  iture  join 
Thy  miracles  of  grace. 


244  PSALM  CXXXIX, 

Psalm  139.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

The  mercies  of  God  innumerable.     An  evening  Psalm.' 

1  W    ORD,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er, 
_Li   They  strike  me  with  surprise  ; 

Not  all  the  sands  that  spread  the  shore 
To  equal  num^^ers  rise. 

2  My  flesh  w^ith  fear  and  wonder  stands, 

The  product  of  thy  skill ; 
And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands 
Thy  thoughts  of  love  reveal. 

3  These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep; 

How  kind,  how  dear  to  me  ! 
O !  mdy  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep 
Still  find  my  thoughts  with  thee. 

Psalm  139.     Fourth  Part,     l.  m. 

Grace  tried. 

1  TL/ffY  God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel, 
Jjlji  When  impious  men  transgress  thy  will ! 

1  mourn  to  hear  their  lips  profane, 
Take  thy  tremendous  name  in  vain. 

2  Does  not  my  soul  detest  ami  hate 
The  sons  of  malice  and  deceit  ? 
Those  that  oppose  thy  laws  and  thee, 
I  count  them  enemies  to  me. 

3  Lord,  search  my  soul,  try  ev'ry  thought ; 
Tho'  my  own  heart  accuse  me  not 

Of  walking  in  a  false  disguise ; 
I  beg  the  trial  of  thine  eyes. 

4  Doth  secret  mischief  lurk  within  ? 
Do  I  indulge  some  unknown  sin  ? 
O  turn  my  feet  whene'er  1  stray  ! 
And  lead  me  in  thy  perfect  way. 


PSALM  CXL,  24:3 

Psalm  1 10.     s.  M. 
J  comvlaint  against  personal  enetnies. 
i   l%/|rY  God,  ^vhile  impious  men, 
j[f  J[  With  m-^lice  in  their  heart, 
Wy  peace  destroy,  my  life  defame. 
Thy  guardian  grace  impart. 

2  With  poison  in  their  lips. 
And  with  a  serpent's  tonii;ue, 

They  sting  my  fainting  soul  to  deatli, 
And  make  my  name  their  song. 

3  Ceaseless  they  lie  in  wait 
My  footsteps  to  betray ; 

They  hide  their  snare,  they  set  their  gin, 
Beside  my  peaceful  way. 

4  O  hear  my  hum'dc  cry ! 
Their  fondest  hope  destroy; 

Their  arts  confound,  their  plots  disclose, 
And  blast  their  envious  joy. 

5  On  their  own  heads  sliall  fall 
The  mischiefs  they  devise; 

/^^hy  hard  shall  take  them  in  their  net> 
Their  slanders,  and  their  lies. 

6  As  coals  the  wood  consume, 
As  pits  receive  their  slain ; 

So  shall  tlie  men  of  malice  sink. 
And  never  rise  again. 

7  The  Lord,  who  hates  the  prond, 
Shall  scorch  the  sland'rous  tongue, 

Shall  hunt  tlie  wicked  from  the  eartji^j 
And  w  ell  requite  their  wronir, 

22  '^ 


246  PSALM  CXLI,  CXLII. 

8  Thou  wilt  sustain  the  poor, 
And  bi(i  th'  afflicted  sing  ; 
Before  tliee  shall  thy  children  dwell. 
Their  Father,  and  their  King. 

Psalm  141.     l.  m. 

Brotherly  reproof.     A  morning  or  evening  Psalm. 

1  1%/!^  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 

1  f  1    Like  morning  incense  in  thy  houses 
And  let  my  nightly  worship  rise 
Sweet  as  the  ev'ning  sacrilice. 

2  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them.  Lord, 
From  ev'ry  rash  and  heedless  word ; 

Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  tread 
The  guilty  path  where  sinners  lead. 

3  O  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray, 
Smite  and  reproye  my  wand'ring  way  ! 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointment  shed, 
Shall  never  bruise  but  cheer  my  head. 

4  When  I  behold  them  prest  with  grief, 
I'll  cry  to  heav'n  for  their  relief; 
And  by  my  warm  petitions  prove 
How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love. 

PSAT.M    142.      c.  M. 

God  is  the  hope  of  the  helpless. 

1  FinO  God  I  made  my  sorrows  known, 

1      From  God  I  sonsfht  relief; 
In  long  complaints  before  his  throne, 
I  pour'd  out  all  my  grief. 

2  My  soul  was  overwheim'd  with  woes, 

My  heart  began  to  break  : 
My  God,  who  all  my  bnrdena  knowSr 
Knows  ev'ry  way  1  take. 


PSALM  CXLIIL  247 

On  ev'ry  side  I  ca>t  mine  eye. 

And  found  my  helpers  ^one; 
VA^  hile  friendsi  and  stFiingers  pass'd  me  by 

Neglected  or  unknoAvn, 

4  Then  did  1  raise  a  louder  cry. 

And  cail'd  thy  mercy  near; 
"  Thou  art  my  portiuu,  when  I  die  : 
"  Be  thou  my  rtfuge  here.'* 

5  Lord,  I  am  brought  exceeding  low ; 

Now  let  thine  ear  attend, 
And  make  my  foes,  who  vex  me,  know^, 
I've  an  Almighty  Friend. 

6  From  my  sad  prison  set  me  free ; 

Then  shall  I  praise  tliy  name : 
And  hoJy  men  shall  join  with  me^ 
Thy  kindness  to  proclaim. 

Psalm  143.     l.  m. 
Mourning  under  afflictions  in  mind  and  body. 
I  IkV^  righteous  Judge,  my  gracious  God, 
jjlji  Hear,  w  hen  I  spread  my  hands  abroad, 
And  cry  for  succour  from  thy  throne ; 
O  make  thy  truth  and  mercy  known  t 

Let  Ju(lg:ment  not  against  me  pass; 
Behold  thy  servant  pleads  thy  grace: 
Should  justice  call  us  to  thy  bar, 
No  living  man  is  guiltless  there. 

3  Look  down  in  pity,  Lord,  and  see 
The  mighty  woes  that  burden  me : 
Down  to  the  dust  my  life  is  brought, 
Like  one  long  buried  and  forgot. 
I  I  dwell  in  darkness  and  unseen. 
My  heart  is  desolate  within; 


248  PSALM  CXLIir, 

BIy  thouglits  in  musing  silence  Inice 
The  ancient  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

5  Thence  I  derive  a  glimpse  of  hope 
To  bear  my  sinking  spirits  up; 

I  stretch  my  hands  to  God  again, 
And  thirst,  like  parched  lands,  for  rain. 

6  For  thee  I  thirst,  I  pray,  I  mourn ; 
When  Avill  thy  smiling  face  return  ? 
Shall  all  my  joys  on  earth  remove  ? 
And  God  for  ever  hide  his  love  ? 

7  My  God,  thy  long  delay,  to  save. 
Will  sink  thy  pris'ner  to  the  grave ; 

My  heart  grows  faint,  and  dim  mine  eye  ^ 
Make  haste  to  help  before  I  die. 

3  The  night  is  witness  to  my  tears, 
Distressing  pains,  distressing  fears : 
O,  might  I  hear  thy  morning  voice, 
How  would  my  wearied  pow'rs  rejoice ! 

^  In  thee  I  trust,  to  thee  I  sigh, 
And  raise  my  grieved  soul  on  high; 
For  thee  sit  waiting  all  tlie  dajs 
And  wear  the  tiresome  hours  away. 

10  Break  off  my  fetters.  Lord,  and  show 
Which  is  the  j)ath,  my  feet  should  go;; 
If  snares  and  foes  beset  the  road, 

I  flee  to  hide  me  near  my  God. 

1 1  Teach  nie  to  do  thy  holy  will. 
And  lead  me  to  tby  heav'nly  hill ; 
Let  the  Good  Spirit  of  thy  love 
Conduct  me  to  thv  courb  above. 


PSALM  CLXIV.  24^ 

'  J  Then  shall  my  soul  no  more  complain; 
Tiie  tempter  then  sh:Ul  rn^e  ia  Vfiin: 
\rivl  liesh,  that  was  my  foe  before. 
Shall  never  vex  my  Sjiirit  more. 
Psalm   144.     First  Fart.     cm. 

Victory  in  the  spiritwil  warfare. 

1     i.lOR  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

r      ^y  Saviour  and  my  shield ; 

He  send?'  his  Spirit  with  his  word. 

To  arm  me  for  the  field. 

{2  When  sin  and  hell  tlieir  force  unite> 

He  makes  my  soul  his  care; 

Instracts  me  to  the  heav'nly  ii^ht, 

And  g^uards  me  thro'  the  war. 

3  A  friend  and  helper  so  divine, 
Does  my  weak  courage  raise; 
He  makes  ih^  glorious  victVy  mine ; 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 

PsAL3i  144.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

The  vjnity  of  man. 

1  IT    ORD,  what  is  man,  j'oor  feeble  man^ 
J_j   Born  of  the  ea»ih  at  first ! 

His  life  a  shadow,  light  an.l  vain, 
Still  hast'ning  to  the  dust. 

2  O  what  is  feebie  dying  man, 

Or  any  of  his  race, 
That  ( Mid  should  make  it  his  conceru 
To  visit  him  with  grace! 

5  That  God  who  darts  his  lightnings  down; 
V^ho  shaken  the  wo-ids  a  ;Ove; 
While  mountains  tremble  at  his  frown: 
How  w  ondrous  is  Ids  love ! 


85a        PSALM  CXLIV,  CXLV. 

Psalm  144.     Third  ParU     l.  m% 

The  hxippy  nation, 

i  "irjrAFFY  the  city,  where  their  soiib 
J^  Like  pillai-s  round  a  palace  set, 
And  daughters,  bright  as  polish'd  stones, 
Give  strength  and  beauty  to  the  state. 

2  Happy  the  country,  where  the  sheep. 
Cattle,  and  corn,  have  large  increase; 
Where  men  securely  work,  or  sleep. 
Nor  sons  of  plunder  break  their  peace- 

3.  Happy  the  nation  thus  endow'd : 
But  more  divinely  blest  are  those. 
On  whom  the  all  sufficient  God, 
Himself  with  all  his  grace  bestows. 

Psalm  145.    First  Part.    l.  n. 

The  greatness  of  Go^- 

1  T1/I"Y  God,  ray  King,  thy  various  praistj 
irl.  ^^^^J^  fi^*  ^^^  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Thy  grace  employ  niy  humble  tongue^ 
Till  death  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

^  The  wings  of  ev'ry  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear ; 
And  ev'ry  setting  fun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  dune  for  thee. 

3  Thy  truth  and  justice  I'll  proclaim  ; 
Thy  bounty  flows  an  endless  stream  ; 
Thy  mercy  swift  ;  thine  anger  slow  ; 
But  dreadful  to  the  stubborn  foe. 

4  Thy  works  with  sovereign  glory  shiney 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine  : 

Let  Zion  in  her  courts  proclaim 
The  gouml  and  honour  of  thy  name. 


PSALM  CXLV.  261. 

5  Let  distjLnt  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  guccession  of  thy  praise  5 
And  unborn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  labour  of  their  tongue. 

!  6  But  who  can  speak  tiiy  -wondrous  deeds  ? 
j      Thy  greatness  all  oui  thoughts  exceeds  i 
I      Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways  ; 
Vast  and  immortal  be  thy  praise. 

Psalm  145.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Ths  goodness  of  God. 

,  i  ^  WEET  is  the  menvry  of  thy  graee^ 
J5   My  God,  my  heav'nly  King  : 
Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 

2  God  reigns  on  high,  but  not  confines 
His  goodness  to  the  skies; 
Thro'  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines. 
And  ev'ry  want  supplies. 

0  With  longing  eyes  thy  creatures  wail 
On  thee  for  daily  food  ^ 
Thy  lib'ral  hand  provides  their  meat. 
And  fills  their  mouths  with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lortl ! 
How  slow  thine  anger  moves ! 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pard'ning  nvord 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 
i.  Creatures,  with  all  their  endJess  race, 
Thy  pow'r  and  praise  proclaim ; 
But  saints  that  taste  thy  cjcher  grace^ 
Delight  to  bless  thy  r^tmc. 


252  PSALM  CXLV. 

Psalm  145.     Tliird  Part.     c.  la. 

The  mercy  of  God. 

1  T    ET  evVy  tongue  thy  mercy  speak, 
JLi  Thou  sov'ieign  Lord  of  all ; 

Thy  streHglh'ning  hands  u[»hold  the  weak, 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

2  When  sorrow  bows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  virtue  lies  distrest 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressor's  frown. 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourners  rest. 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  sinking  days, 

And  guides  our  giddy  youth : 
Holy  and  just  are  all  his  ways, 
And  all  his  words  are  tr.^th. 

4  He  knows  the  pain  Ids  servants  feel ;. 

Ke  hear?  his  children  cry  ; 
And  their  Lest  wishes  to  fulfil, 
Hi"*  grace  is  ever  nigh. 

5  Hh  mercy  never  shall  remove 

From  men  *  f  heart  sincere  : 
He  save;-;  the  souls,  whose  humble  love 
Is  jo:]/d  with  holy  fear. 

6  His  stubborn  foes,  his  sword  shall  slay. 

And  pierce  their  hearts  witii  ])am; 
But  ncne,  that  serve  ihe  Lord,  shall  say 
*'  Th^y  sought  his  aid  in  vain." 

7  My  lips  snail  dwell  upon  bis  praise^ 

And  spread  hiS  f':me  a;»road  : 
Let  all  the  sons  of  Adam  raise 
The  honours  of  their  God- 


PSALM  CXLVI.  35^3 

PsAL'M  146.     First  Part.     L.  M. 
Praise  to  God  for  his  goodness  and  truth. 
^    PKAISE  ye  the  Lord:  my  heart  shall 
JL     In  ^Yo^k  so  pleasant,  so  divine ;      [joia 
Now  while  the  flesh  is  my  abode. 
And  when  my  soul  ascends  to  God. 

2  Praise  shall  employ  my  noblest  pow'rs. 
While  immortality  endures; 

My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

3  Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  trust  7 
Princes  must  die  and  turn  to  dust ; 

Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp  and  pow'i; 
And  thoughts  all  vanish  in  an  hour. 

4  Happy  the  man^  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God ;  he  made  the  sky : 
And  earth  and  seas,  with  all  their  train  J 
And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

5  His  truth  forevef  stands  secure  ; 

He  saves  th'  opprest,  he  feeds  the  poor  ^ 
He  sends  the  lab'ring  conscience  peace;, 
And  grants  the  pris'ner  sweet  release. 

6  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind  ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind  ; 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless. 

7  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  themwelL 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; 
Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns  ; 
iPrai»e  him  m  everlasting  strains; 

2-3 


2lf4  PSALM  CXLVL 

Psalm  146.     Second  Part.     p.m. 

Praise  to  God  for  his  pOTVcr^  mercy  and  truth. 

J   BT'LL  praise  my  Maker  witii  my  breath* 
,H.   And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death. 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powVs  : 
My  days  of  praise  sliaU  ne'er  be  past 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

Or  immortality  endures. 

2  Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  trust  I 
Princes  must  die  and  turn  to  dusi : 

Vain  is  the  help  of  flesh  and  blood  ; 
Their  breath  ckparts,  their  pomp,  and  pow'r, 
And  thoughts,  all  vanish  in  an  hour  : 

Nor  can  they  make  their  promise  good. 
3.  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God;  he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth  and  seas,  with  all  their  train 
His  truth  forever  stands  secure  ; 
He  saves  th'  opprest,  he  feeds  the  poor ; 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

4  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind; 

He  sends  the  lab'ring  conscience  peace; 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  Avidow,  and  the  fatherless; 

And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 
$  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  well; 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell : 
Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns. 
Let  ev'ry  tongue,  let  ev'ry  age, 
In  this  exalted  work  engage; 
PraifrC  him  in  everlasting  strains. 


PSALM  CXLVfl.  'Zbb 

jj  ril  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath; 
And  \vlien  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  po'»v'r3 : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  neVr  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last 

Or  imnortality  endures. 

Psalm  147.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Providence  and  grace. 

1  SJRAISE  ye  the  Lord :  'tis  good  to  raiife 
Jf^   Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise : 
His  nature  and  his  works  invite 

To  make  this  duty  our  delight. 

2  The  Lord  builds  up  Jerusalem, 
And  gathers  nations  to  his  name : 
His  mercy  melts  the  stubborn  soul. 
And  makes  the  broken  spirit  whole. 

3  He  form'd  the  stars,  those  heav'nly  flames, 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names : 
His  wisdom's  vast,  and  knows  no  bound, 

A  deep  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drownM. 

4  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  great  his  might; 
And  all  his  glories  infinite : 
He>crowns  the  meek,  rewards  the  just, 
And  treads  the  wicked  to  the  dust. 

5  The  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight : 
On  them  he  looks  with  great  delight : 
He  j?ees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  feaj*, 
And  views,  and  loves  his  image  there. 

Psalm  147.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Sutnmer  and  Winter. 

K  T    ET  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God, 
jJLi  And  make  his  honours  known  abroad 


$56  PSALM  CXLVII. 

For  Bweet  (he  joy  our  ^ongs  to  raise. 
And  glorious  is  the  Avork  of  praise. 

2  Our  children  live  secure  and  blest ; 
Our  shores  have  peace,  our  cities  rest ; 
He  feeds  our  sons  with  finest  wheats 
And  adds  his  blessing  to  their  meat. 

3  The  changing  seasons  he  ordains, 
The  early  and  the  latter  rains ; 

His  flakes  of  snow,  like  wool,  he  sends. 
And  thus  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  With  hoary  frost  he  strews  the  ground ; 
His  hail  descends  with  dreadful  sound  j; 
His  icy  bands  the  rivers  hold. 

And  terror  arms  his  wintry  cold. 

5  He  bids  the  warmer  breezes  blow. 
The  ice  dissolves,  the  waters  flow; 
But  he  hath  nobler  yvorks  and  ways 
To  call  his  children  to  his  praise. 

d  Thro'  all  our  coasts  his  laws  are  shown, 
His  gospel  thro'  the  nation  known  : 
He  hath  not  thus  reveal'd  his  word 
To  ey'ry  land  :  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Psalm  147,     Third  Part,     c.  m. 
The  seasons  of  the  year. 

i  "%^?STITH  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud 
Y  T     Address  the  Lord  on  high ; 
Around  the  heav'ns  he  spreads  his  cloud. 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 
3  He  sends  his  show'rs  of  blessings  down 
To  cheer  the  plains  below ; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  niountaias  crown^ 
And  corn  in  vallies  ^row. 


PSALM  CXLVIII.  ^b-i 

3  He  gives  the  grazing  ox  his  meat, 

He  hears  the  raven's  cry; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  tinest  \vhea!> 
Should  raise  his  honours  high. 

4  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

5  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow, 

Descend  and  clothe  the  ground  : 
Tiie  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flows 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

G  When  from  his  dreadful  stores  on  high 
He  pours  the  rattling  hail; 
The  wretch,  that  dares  his  God  defy, 
Shall  find  his  courage  fail. 

7  He  sends  his  word,  and  melts  the  snow; 
The  fields  no  longer  mourn ; 
He  calls  the  southern  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 

3  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 
Obey  his  mighty  word : 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loui^, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord.    . 
Psalm  148.     First  Part.     p.  m. 

Praise  to  God/rom  all  creatures. 

1   ^^7"E  tribes  of  Adam,  join 

jL     W  ith  heav'n  and  earth  and  seae., 
And  oflVr  notes  divine 
To  your  Creator's  praise. 

Ye  holy  throng  of  angels  bright, 
In  worlds  of  light,  begiij  the  sons:. 
23  ^' 


251  PSALM  CXLVIIL 

2  Thou  sun  w  ith  dazzling  ray?, 
And  moon  that  rul'st  the  night. 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise, 
With  stars  of  twinkling  light. 

His  pow'r  declare,  ye  floods  on  high, 
And  clouds,  that  fly  in  empty  air. 

3  The  shining  worlds  above 
In  glorious  order  stand, 
Or  in  swift  courses  move 
By  his  supreme  command. 

He  spake  the  word,  and  all  their  frame 
From  nothing  came,  to  praise  the  Lord. 

4  He  mov\l  the  mighty  wheels 
In  unknown  ages  past; 

And  each  his  word  fulfils, 

While  time  and  nature  last. 

In  diff'rent  ways  his  works  proclaim 
His  wondraus  name,  and  speak  his  praise 

5  Let  all  the  earth-born  race. 
And  monsters  of  the  deep; 
The  fish  that  cleave  the  seas, 
Or  in  their  bosom  sleep ; 

From  sea  and  shore  Iheir  tribute  pay, 
And  still  dis[tlay  their  Maker's  pow'r, 

P  Ye  vapours,  hail  and  snow. 
Praise  ye  th'  almighty  Lord; 
And  stormy  winds,  that  blow. 
To  execute  his  word. 

When  lightnings  shine,  or  thunders  roa\; 
Let  eartU  adori  his  hand  divine. 
7  Ya  mountain?  near  the  skie?, 
"^Vith  lofty  cev^^rs  there, 


I 


PSALM  CXLVIII.  25ii 

And  trees  of  humbler  size, 

TJiat  fruit  in  plenty  bear ;  [worms. 

Beasts  wild  and  tame,  birds,  flics,  and 
In  various  forms,  exalt  his  uam^. 

^  Ye  kings,  and  judg:es,  fear 

Tlie  Lord,  the  sov'reign  King; 

And,  w  hile  you  rule  us  here, 

His  heav'nly  honours  sing  : 

Nor  let  the  dream  of  pow'r  and  state 
Make  you  forget  his  pow'r  supreme. 

J  Virgins,  and  youths,  engage 

To  sound  his  praise  divine. 

While  infancy  and  age 

Their  feebler  voices  join  : 

Wide  as  he  reigns,  his  name  be  svng 
By  evVy  tongue,  in  endless  strains. 

\0  Let  all  the  nations  fear 
'J' h e  God  t h a t  r ul e s  abo v e  ; 
He  brings  his  people  near, 
And  makes  them  taste  his  love  : 

AVhile  earth  and  sky  attempt  his  praise^ 
His  saints  shall  raise  his  honours  high. 

Psalm  148.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 
Univer^l  praise  to  Cod. 
J    "B~    OUD  hallelujahs  to  the  Lonl,  [dwell ; 
Jt^   Fro!n  distant  worlds,  where  creature^ 
ijfi  heav'n  begin  the  solemn  word, 
And  sound  it  dreadiVd  down  to  hell. 

1  The  Lord,  how  absolute  he  reigns  } 
I^et  ev'ry  angel  bend  the  knee  ; 
Sing  of  his  love  in  heav'nly  strains, 
And  sj)eak  how  tierce  his  tcrrprs  be^ 


Wd  PSALM  CXLIX. 

3  Mortals,  can  you  refrain  your  tongue. 
When  nature  all  around  you  sings  ? 

O  for  a  shout  from  old  and  young, 
From  humble  swains  and  lofty  kings  I 

4  Wide  as  his  vast  dominion  lies, 
Make  the  Creator's  name  be  known  ; 
Loud  as  his  thunder  shout  his  praise, 
And  sound  it  lofty  as  his  throne. 

3  Jehovah  !  'tis  a  glorious  word  ! 
O  may  it  dwell  on  ev'ry  tongue  ! 
But  saints,  w  ho  best  have  known  the  Lord. 
Are  bound  to  raise  the  noblest  song. 
Psalm  149.     c.  m. 

The  triumph  of  believers. 

J      k  LL  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 
y%    And  let  your  songs  be  new  ; 
Amid  the  church  with  cheerful  voice, 
His  later  wonders  show. 

2  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace, 

Shall  their  Redeemer  sing  ; 
And  Gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
While  Zion  owns  her  King. 

3  The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  thejiist, 

Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn ; 
The  meek,  that  lie  despis'd  in  dust, 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 

>1  Saints  shall  be  joyful  in  their  King. 
Ev'n  on  a  dying  bed*: 
And,  like  the  souls,  in  glory  sing  : 
For  God  shall  raise  the  dead. 

5  Then  his  high  ])rai8e  shall  fill  their  tongues. 

Their  haml  shall  wield  the  sword; 


PSALM  CL,  261 

And  vengeance  shall  attend  their  songs; 
The  veni^eancc  of  the  Lord. 
^  When  Christ  the  judgment-seat  ascend^^ 
And  bids  the  world  appear; 
Thrones  are  prepared  for  all  his  friends. 
Who  humhiy  lov'd  him  here. 

7  Then  shall  they  rule,  with  iron  rod, 

Nation's  that  dar'd  rebel  ; 
And  join  the  sentence  of  their  God, 
On  tyrants  doom'd  to  hell. 

8  The  royal  sinner  hound  in  chains. 

New  triumohs  shall  afford  : 
Such  honour  for  the  saints  remains ; 
Praise  ye,  and  love  the  Lord. 
Psalm  150.     First  Part.     p.m. 

Universal  praise  to  the  God  of  our  salvation.  - 

|"N  Z ion's  sacred  gates, 
Let  hymns  of  praise  besin; 
Where  acts  of  faith  and  love 
With  ceaseless  beauty  shine  : 
In  mercy  there,  while  God  is  known, 
Before  his  throne,  with  songs  appear. 

2  In  heav'n,  his  house  on  high, 

Ye  angels,  lift  your  voice ; 

Let  heav'niy  harps  resound. 

And  happy  saints  rejoice  : 
The  glories  sing,  that  ever  shine, 
With  pomp  divine,  arouiulyour  King 
8  His  wondrous  acts  demand, 

His  wisdom  and  his  grace. 

The  labours  of  our  hands, 

And  transports  of  our  praiiq 


'i62  PSALM  eiL. 

Rehearse  his  name  to  ev'ry  shore, 
Where'er  his  pow'r  his  works  proclaiirji. 
4  Let  the  trump's  martial  voice, 

The  timhrel's  softer  sound, 

The  organ's  solemn  peal, 

United  praise  resound. 
To  swell  the  song  with  highest  joj', 
Let  man  employ  his  tuneful  tongue. 
Psalm  150.     Second  Pai^.     l..  m. 

HalUlujaJi. 

1  BJRAISE  ye  the  Lord;  all  nature  joiu 
JL      ^^  work  and  worship  so  divine  : 
Let  heav'n  and  earth  unite,  and  raise 
High  hallelujahs  to  his  praise. 

2  While  realms  of  joy,  and  worlds  around, 
Their  hallelujahs  loud  resound ; 

Let  saints  below,  and  saints  above, 
Exulting  sing  redeeming  love. 

3  As  instruments  well  tun'd  and  strung. 
We'll  praise  the  Lord  with  heart  and  tongue  ; 
While  life  remains,  we'll  loud  proclaim 
High  hallelujahs  to  his  name, 

4  Beyond  the  grave,  in  nobler  strains, 
When  freed  from  sorrow,  wn,  and  pains. 
Eternally  the  church  will  raise 

High  hallelujahs  to  his  ])raise. 
\b  Praise  the  Father,  Hallelujah; 
Praise  ye  ths  Son,  Hallelujah  ; 
Praise  the  Spirit,  Hallelujah; 
These  thuee  are  om'-,  riMi-r:  vb  'utf 
Lord.. 


HYMNS. 


i.  DOCTRINAL  AND  PRACTICAL,  ARRANGED  AND 
NU3IBERED  AGREEABLY  TO  THE  SECTION? 
OF    THE    CATECHISM. 

II.    ADAPTED  TO  THE  LORD's  SUPPER. 

Til.    MISCELLANEOUS TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  righteotts  ;  for  praise  is  comeJy 
for  the  upright— Sing  unto  Him  a  new  song. — Psaln% 
xxxiii.  I,  3. 

Ihey  sung  as  it  were  a  new  song  before  the  throne — and  no 
man  could  learn  that  song  bCit  the — redeemed  from  the 
earth. — Revel,  xiv.  3. 


Unto  Him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in  hit 
cfvfn  blood — to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen.     Jitvel.  i.  5,  G. 

^My  songs  in  the  house  of  my  pilgrimage.—  Psa?m  cm  5i 


HYMNS. 


DOCTRINAL  AND  PRACTICAL,  ARRANGED  ANXi 
NUMBERED  AGREEABLY  TO  THE  SECTIONS 
<>F    THE    CATfiCHISM. 


Hymn  1.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

Our  only  comfort  in  life  and  death. 

1  SUBSTANTIAL  comfort  will  not  gro^v 
J5   In  nature's  barren  soil ; 

All  we  can  boast,  till  Christ  we  know. 
Is  vanity  and  toil. 

2  But  where  the  Lord  has  planted  grace, 

And  made  his  glories  known; 
There  fruits  of  heav'nly  joy  and  peace 
Are  found,  and  there  alone. 

3  A  bleeding  Saviour  seen  by  faith ; 

A  sense  of  pard'ning  love  ; 
A  hope,  that  triumphs  over  death, 
Give  joys  like  those  above. 

4  To  take  a  glimpse  \Nithin  the  veil ; 

To  know  that  God  is  mine  ; 
Are  springs  of  joy,  that  never  fail, 
Unspeakable!  divine! 
3  These  are  the  joys,  which  satisfy. 
And  sanctify  the  mind  : 
Which  make  the  spirit  mount  on  high. 
And  Isave  the  world  bebiad. 
21 


i2(56  ^HYMN  l^ 

6  No  more,  believers,  mourn  your  10t| 
But  since  you  are  the  Lord's, 
Resign  to  them,  that  know  liim  not^ 
Such  joys  as  earth  affords^ 

Hymn  1.     Sccand  Pcurt.     l.  m. 

In  life  and  death  I  belong  to  Christ. 

IT    ET  thoughtless  thousands  choose  the 
JLi         road, 

That  leads  the  soul  away  from  God; 
This  happiness,  dear  Lord,  be  mine. 
To  live  and  die  entirely  thine. 

2  On  Christ,  by  faith,  my  soul  vrould  liver 
From  him,  my  life,  my  all  receive: 
To  him  devote  my  fleeting  hours ; 
Serve  him  alone  with  all  mj  pow'rs-. 

^  Christ  is  my  everlasting  all. 
To  him  1  look,  on  him  I  call; 
He  ev'ry  want  will  well  supply, 
In  time,  and  thro'  eternity. 

4  Soon  will  the  Lord,  my  life,  appear^ 
Soon  shall  I  end  my  trials  here ; 
Leave  sin  and  sorrow,  death  and  pain  : 
To  live  is  Christ — to  die  is  gain. 

Hymn  1.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

The  Christian's  experimce, 

1  ^^fO  strength  of  nature  can  sufiSc^ 
X^    To  serve  the  Lord  aright; 
And  what  she  has,  she  misapplies.- 

For  want  of  clearer  light. 

2  How  long  beneath  the  law  I  lay 

In  bondage  and  di^tres* : 


HYMN  I.  T6l 

1  toird  the  precept  to  obey. 
But  toil'd  without  sucxess. 

'3  Then  all  my  servile  Avorks  were  done 
A  righteousness  to  rai.e; 
Now  freely  chosen  in  the  Son, 
1  freely  choose  his  Avaj^s. 

4  To  see  the  law  by  Christ  f  Ifiird, 
And  hear  his  pardoning  voice. 
Will  change  a  slave  into  a  child. 
And  duty  into  choice. 

.5  "  What  shall  I  do,"  was  once  the  word, 
"  That  I  may  worthier  grow  ? 
'»  What  shall  1  render  to  the  Lord?" 
Is  my  enquiry  now. 
6  I've  seen  bow  great  my  mis'ry  is, 
And  mournM  my  helpless  case; 
I've  found  in  Christ  a  righteousness, 
And  praise  him  for  his  grace. 
Hymn  1.     Fourth  Part,     l,  m. 

The  good  oldmay. 

1  FXSjHE  righteousness,  th'  atoning  blood 

1  Of  Jesus  is  the  way  to  God ; 
O  !  may  we  then  no  longer  stray, 
But  come  to  Christ,  the  good  old  way. 

2  The  pro])hets  and  apostles  too 
Pursu'd  this  path  while  here  below; 
We  therefore  will,  without  dismay, 
Thus  walk  in  Christ,  the  good  old  way,, 

8  With  faith  and  love,  and  holy  care, 
In  this  dear  way,  Til  persevere; 
And  when  1  die,  triumphant  say. 
This  is  the  right,  the  good  old  w^iy^.. 


2m  HYMN  U. 

HyxMN  2.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

77ic  Law. 

1  fTl  HUS  saith  the  first,  the  great  command, 

B      *'  Let  all  thy  inward  pow'rs  unite 
*'  To  love  thy  Maker  and  thy  God, 
"  With  utmost  vigour  and  delight. 

2  "  Then  shall  thy  neighbour,  next  in  place: 
"  Share  thine  affections  and  esteem; 

*'  And  let  thy  kindness  to  thyself 
"  Measure,  and  rule  thy  love  to  him." 

3  The  substance  this,  that  Moses  spoke, 
This  did  the  prophets  preach  and  prove  : 
For  want  of  this  the  law  is  broke ; 

The  law  demands  a  perfect  love. 

4  But  O  liow  base  our  passions  are ! 
This  holy  law  -we  can't  fulfil : 
Regenerate  our  souls,  O  Lord ! 

Or  we  shall  ne'er  perform  thy  will. 

HviMN  2.     Second  Part.     s.  jjiv 

The  law  is  spiritual. 

1  fllHElaw  of  Godisjust, 

1..     A  strict  and  hol}^  way; 
And  he,  that  w^ould  escape  the  curse,. 
Must  all  the  law  obey. 

2  Not  one  vain  thought  must  ris:^.. 
Not  one  unclean  desire; 

He  must  be  holy,  just,  and  wise, 
Who  keeps  the  law  entire. 

3  If  in  one  point  he  fail. 

In  thought  or  word  or  deed, 
The  curses  of  the  law  prevail 
Ami  rest  upon  his  hea^. 


HYMN  IT.  _2m- 

4  I  tremble  and  confess ; 

0  God !  I  am  accurs'd ; 
Guilty,  I  fiiU  before  thy  face, 

And  own  thy  sentence  just, 

5  But  does  the  curse  still  rest 
Upon  my  guilty  head  ? — 

No — Jesus — let  his  name  be  blest! 

Hath  borne  it  in  my  stead. 
C  He  hathfulfill'd  the  law; 

Obtain'd  my  peace  with  God: 
Hence  doth  my  soul  her  comforts  draw, 

And  leave  her  heavy  load. 

Hymn  2.     Third  Part     c.  m. 

Conviction  of  sin  by  the  law. 

1  "1"    ORJ),  how  secure  my  conscience  was, 
JLd   And  felt  no  inward  dread ! 

1  was  alive  without  the  law% 
And  thought  my  sins  were  dead. 

2  My  hopes  of  heav'n  w  ere  firm  and  bright ; 

But  since  the  precept  came 
With  a  convincing  pow'r  and  light, 

1  find  how  vile  1  am. 

3  My  guilt  appeared  but  small  before^ 

Tin,  terribly  I  saw, 
How  perfect,  holy,  just,  and  pure, 
Was  thine  eternal  law. 

4  Then  felt  my  soul  the  heavy  load, 

My  sins  reviv'd  again  ; 
I  had  provok'd  a  dreadful  God, 
And  all  my  hopes  were  slain. 

^j  My  God,  I  cry  with  ev'ry  breath 
For  grace  and  pow'r  to  save ; 

24  ■' 


2Vd  HYMN  II,  III. 

To  break  the  yoke  of  sin  and  death, 
And  thus  redeem  the  slave. 

Hymn  2.     Fourth  Part,     c.  m. 

Conviction  of  misery  hy  the  law. 

i  "W/'AIN  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 
f'      On  their  own  works  have  built  ; 
Their  hearts  by  nature  are  unclean, 
And  all  their  actions  guilt. 
2  Let  Jew  and  Gentile  stop  their  mouths. 
Without  a  murm'rins:  word, 
And  the  whole  race  of  x\tlam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

-8  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 
To  justify  us  now  ; 
Since  to  convince,  and  to  condemn, 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace, 
When  in  thy  name  a\'^  trust ! 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness 
That  makes  the  sinner  just. 

Hymn  3.     First  Part.     i..  m. 

God  created  man  goody  and  cftcr  his  own  image.. 
DAM  in  Paradise  was  plac'd, 

Our  nat'ral  and  our  fedVal  head  ; 

With  holiness  and  wisdom  grac'd, 
In  his  Creator's  image  made. 
Bless'd  with  the  joys  of  innocence, 
Upright  and  happy,  firm  lie  stood  ; 
Till  he  debas'd  himself  to  sense, 
And  ate  of  the  forbidden  food. 
His  soul  at  first,  a  holy  flame, 
Wc^  kindled  by  his  Maker's  breath ; 


HVMNT  III.  271 

But  stung  by  sin,  it  soon  became 
The  seat  of  darkness,  strife,  and  death. 
Hymn  3.     Second  Pan,     c.  m. 

Original  sin. 

1  T^TO^^  back  with  humble  shame  we  look 
j^    On  our  original  ; 

How  is  our  nature  dash'd  and  broke 
In  our  first  father's  fall  ! 

2  To  all  that's  good,  averse,  and  blind, 

But  prone  to  all  that's  ill ; 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind  ! 
How  obstinate  our  will  ! 

3  Conceiv'd  in  sin,  O  wretched  state 

Before  we  draw  our  breath, 
The  first  young  pulse  begins  to  beat 
Depravity  and  death. 

4  Wild  and  unwholesome  as  the  root. 

Will  all  the  branches  be : 
How  can  we  hope  for  living  fruit 
From  such  a  deadly  tree  i 

5  What  mortal  powV  from  things  uncleaii 

Can  pure  productions  bring  ? 
Who  can  command  a  vital  stream 

From  an  infected  spring  ? 
0  Yet,  mighty  God,  thy  wondrous  love 

Can  make  our  nature  clean  ; 
While  Christ  and  grace  prevail  above 

The  tempter,  death,  and  sin. 

7  The  second  Adam  can  restore 
The  ruins  of  the  first; 
Hosanna  to  that  sov'reign  powV, 
That  new  creates  our  dust  I 


«72  HYMN  I'll. 

Hymn  3.     Third  Part     c.  m. 

We  are  corrupt  and  incapable  of  doing  good, 

1  ^J  IN,  like  a  venomous  disease, 
J3   Infects  our  vital  blood  ; 
The  only  help  is  sov'rei2;n  grace, 

The  sole  physician,  God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  our  streno;th  are  fled, 

And  we  draw  near  to  deatli ; 
But  Christ,  the  Lord,  recals  the  dead 
With  his  almighty  breath. 

3  Madness,  by  nature,  reigns  within  ; 

The  passions  burn  and  rage  ; 
Till  God's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine. 
The  inward  fire  assuage. 

4  We  lick  the  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind, 

And  solid  good  despise  : 

Such  is  the  folly  of  the  mind, 

Till  Jesus  make  us  \/vise. 

5  We  give  our  souls  the  wounds,  they  fee! , 

We  drink  the  pois'nous  gall. 
And  rush  with  fur}'^  down  to  liell ; 
But  grace  prevents  the  fall. 

G  The  man,  possess'd  amon*;  the  tombf , 
Cuts  his  own  flesh,  and  cries  ; 
He  foams  and  raves,  till  Jeeus  comes  : 
Then  the  foul  spirit  flies. 

Hym:si  3.     Fourth  Part.     c.  i\r. 

JVe  must  be  born  again. 

1   ^^UR  nature's  totally  deprav'd  ; 
xJf    The  heart  a  sink  of  sin  : 
Without  a  change  we  can't  be  sav'd ; 
"We  must  be  born  again. 


HY3IN  Hi.  "in 

2  That,  which  is  born  of  flesh,  is  flesh. 

And  flesh  it  will  remain  ; 
Then  marvel  not  that  Jesus  saith, 
*'  Ye  must  be  torn  again." 

3  Spirit  of  life,  thy  ^race  imi)art. 

And  breathe  on  sinners  slain  : 
Bear  witness.  Lord,  in  ev'ry  heart, 
That  we  are  born  again. 

4  Dear  Saviour,  let  us  now  begin 

To  trust  and  love  thy  word  ; 
And,  by  forsaking  ev'ry  sin. 
Prove  we  are  born  of  God. 

Hymn  3.     Fifth  Part.     s.  rk 

Vital  union  io  Christ  in  rcgenerati(Tf2. 

1  ■  ^£AR  Saviour,  we  are  thine 
Jj  By  everlasting  bands  : 

Our  names,  our  hearts,  we  would  resign. 
And  souls,  into  thy  handg^ 

2  Accepted  for  thy  sake, 
And  justified  by  faith. 

We  of  thy  righteousness  partake^ 
And  find  in  thee  our  life. 

3  To  thee  we  still  would  cleave, 
With  ever  growing  zeal ; 

If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  lea\ijp,. 
O  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 

4  Thy  spirit  shall  unite 

Our  souls  to  thee  our  head . 
Shall  form  us  to  thy  image  bright. 
That  we  thy  paths  may  tread -^ 

5  Death  may  our  souls  divide 
From  these  aliodes  of  clay; 


274  HYMN  IV. 

But  love  sliall  keep  us  near  thy  side^ 
Thro'  all  the  gloomy  way. 

6  Since  Christ  and  we  are  one, 
Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear  ? 
Since  he  in  heav'n  hath  fix'd  his  throne. 
He'll  fix  his  members  there. 

Hymn  4.     First  Part,     r.  m^ 
The  perfections  of  God» 

1  FT^HE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 

J_     His  throne  is  built  on  high ; 

The  garments  he  assumes, 

Are  light  and  majesty. 
His  glories  shine  with  beams  so  brights 
P^o  mortal  eye  can  bear  the  sight. 

2  The  thunders  of  his  hand 
Keep  the  wide  Avorld  in  awe  ; 
His  wrath  and  justice  stand 
To  guard  his  holy  law : 

And  w^here  his  love  resolves  to  bles^ 
His  truth  confirms  and  seals  the  grace. 

3  Thro'  all  his  perfect  works 
Surprising  wisdom  shines; 
Confounds  the  pow'rs  of  hell. 
And  breaks  their  curs'd  designs  ; 

Strong  is  his  arm,  and  shall  fulfil 
His  great  decrees,  his  so v 'reign  wilJ. 

4  And  can  this  mighty  King 
Of  glory  condescend  ? 
And  will  he  write  his  name, 
My  Fatlier  and  my  Fnend  ? 

I  love  his  name,  I  love  his  word ; 

Join  all  my  pow'rs,  and  praise  the  Lor^ 


HYMN  IV.  275 

Hy3IN  4.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

T^ie  justice  qf  God. 

1  INTERNAL  King!  the  greatest,  heat, 
JP^  For  ever  glorious,  ever  blest ; 
The  great  I  AM,  Jehovah,  Lord, 

By  seraphim  and  saint  ador'd. 

2  Justice,  the  firm  foundation  lays, 

Of  all  thy  laws,  thy  works,  and  ways  •, 

Obedient  souls  will  ever  find 

A  God  that's  faithful,  loving,  kind. 

3  But  he  who  sins,  becomes  accurs'd, 
.    Or  God  would  be  no  longer  just; 

Curs'd  is  the  man,  who  dares  withdraw 
Obedience  from  thy  holy  law. 

4  Where  then,  great  God,  or  how  shall  we 
Approach  thy  dreadful  majesty  ! 

Tliy  sacred  law  we  oft  have  broke, 
And  stand  obnoxious  to  thy  stroke. 

5  But  O  thou  holy,  just,  and  true  I 

Tho'  justice  must  have  all  its  due,  ^ 

Thou  canst  be  just,  yet  justify 
The  soul,  that  doth  on  Christ  rely. 

^  O  boundless  wisdom,  love  aiid  pow'r! 
Thy  matchless  mercy  we  adore. 
That  found  out  this  amazing  plan, 
To  save  thy  ruin'd  creature,  man. 

7  We  plead  the  sufl" rings  of  th}'^  Son, 
We  plead  hi^  righteousness  alone ; 
He  bore  the  curse,  whence  thou  art  jusf 
111  pard'ning  those,  who  vrere  accursed. 


2^  HYMN  lY. 

Hymn  4.     Third  Part     l.  M, 

Justice  and  mercy  united. 

1  TNFINITE  grace :  and  can  it  be     [low( 
Jl_  That  lieav'ns  supreme  should  stoop  &» 
A  wretch  to  visit,  vile,  like  me ; 

One  who  has  been  his  bitt'rest  foe ! 

2  Can  holiness  and  wisdom  join, 

With  truth,  with  justice,  and  with  grace^ 
To  make  eternal  blessings  mine, 
And  sin,  with  all  its  guilt,  erase? 

3  O  love !  beyond  conception  great. 
That  form'd  the  vast  stupendous  plan ! 
Where  all  divine  perfections  meet 

To  reconcile  rebellious  man ! 

3  There  wisdom  shines  in  fullest  blaze, 
And  justice  all  her  rights  maintains! 
Astonish'd  angels  stoop  to  gaze. 
While  mercy  o'er  the  guilty  reigns. 

5  Yes,  mercy  reigns,  and  justice  too; 
In  Christ  harmoniously  they  meet: 
He  paid  to  justice  all  her  due, 
x\nd  now  he  fills  the  mercy-seat- 

6  Such  are  the, wonders  of  our  God, 
And  such  th'  amazing  depths  of  grace  < 
To  save,  from  wratii's  vindictive  rod. 
The  chosen  sons  of  Adam's  race. 

7  With  grateful  songs,  then  let  our  souls 
Surround  our  gracious  Father's  throne^ 
And  all  between  the  distant  poles 
His  truth  and  mercy  ever  own. 


HYMN  V.  277 

Hymn  5.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

j4  Saviour  is  necessary. 

i   TTINSLAV'D  by  sin,  and  bound  in  chain? 
JPj   Beneath  its  dreadful  tyrant  sway, 
And  doom'd  to  everlasting  pains, 
We  wretched  guilty  captives  lay. 

-  Nor  can  our  arm  procure  our  peace ; 
Nor  will  the  world's  collected  store 
Suffice  to  purchase  our  release : 
A  thousand  worlds  were  all  too  poor, 

3  A  Saviour,  man,  and  mighty  God, 
A  glorious  ransom  must  procure ; 
Justice  divine  demands  his  bloody 
And  nothing  less  can  life  insure. 

1  Jesus  the  man,  the  mighty  God, 
This  all-sufficient  ransom  paid ; 
The  Mediator's  precious  blood 
For  wretched  sinners  has  been  shed. 

{>  Jesus  the  sacrifice  became, 
To  rescue  guilty  souls  from  hell ; 
The  spotless,  bleeding,  dying  Lamb 
Beneath  avengingjustice  fell. 

0  Amazing  justice!  love  divine  ! 
O  may  our  grateful  hearts  adore 
The  matchless  grace  ;  nor  yield  to  sin, 
Nor  wear  its  cruel  fetters  more ! 

HvMN  5,     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Savi4)ur. 

THE  Saviour !  O  w hat  endless  charm? 
Dwell  in  the  blissful  sound ! 
Its  influ'nce  ev'ry  fear  disarms. 
And  spread*  sweet  comfort  round 
2.''» 


27S  HIMN  r. 

2  Here  pardon,  life,  aadjoys  divine, 

In  rich  etfusion  flow, 
For  guilty  rebels  lost  in  sin, 
And  doom'd  to  endless  woe. 

3  Th'  almighty  former  of  the  skies 

Stoop'd  to  our  vile  abode ! 
While  angels  view'd,  with  wondVing  efH. 
And  hail'd  th'  incarnate  God. 

4  O  the  rich  depths  of  love  divine, 

Of  bliss  a  boundless  store  ! 
Dear  Saviour,  let  me  call  thee  mine; 
I  cannot  wish  for  more. 

5  On  thee  alone  my  hope  relics. 

Beneath  thy  cross  I  fall ; 
My  Lord,  my  life,  my  sacrifice. 
My  Saviour,  and  my  all. 

Hymn  5.     Third  Part     c.  m. 

Salvation. 

1  QJALVATION!  O  melodious  souA« 
^    To  wretched  dying  men  ! 
Salvation,  that  from  God  proceeds. 

And  leads  to  God  again. 

2  Rescu'd  from  hell's  eternal  gloom, 

From  fiends,  and  fires,  and  chains 
Rais'd  to  a  paradise  of  bliss, 
Where  love  triundphant  reigns  I 

3  But  may  a  poor  bewilder'd  soul^ 

Sinful  and  weak  as  mine. 
Presume  to  raise  a  trembling  eye* 
To  blessings  so  divine  ? 
1  The  lustre  of  so  bright  a  blis?p 
My  feeble  hegrt  o'erbear«  ; 


HYMN  VL  27© 

And  unbelief  almost  perverts 
The  promise  iuto  fears. 

5  My  Saviour  God,  no  voice,  but  tiling 

These  dying  hopes  can  rai^e  ; 

Speak  thy  salvation  to  my  soul, 

And  turn  my  prayer  to  praise. 

Hymn  6.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Jesus  is  God  and  man. 

i   'W7\  RE  the  blue  heav'ns  were  stretched 
.mid         abroad, 
From  everlasting  was  the  Wgrd : 
With  God  he  was  ;  the  Word  Avas  Gkxl, 
And  must  divinely  be  ador'd. 

2  By  his  own  pow'r  all  things  w^ere  made  : 
By  him  supported  all  things  stand  ; 

He  is  the  whole  creation's  head. 
And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

3  Ere  sin  was  born,  or  satan  fell. 
He  led  the  host  of  morning  staris  : 
His  generation  who  can  tell, 

Or  count  the  number  of  his  years  ! 

4  But  lo  !  he  leaves  those  heav'nly  forms  : 
The  word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
That  he  may  converse  hold  with  worm?, 
Drest  in  such  feeble  tlesh  as  they. 

^  Mortals  with  joy  beheld  his  face, 
Th'  eternal  Father's  only  .Son  : 
How  full  of  truth,  how  full  of  grace, 
When  thro'  his  flesh  the  Godhead  shone  I 

(>  The  angels  leave  their  high  abode, 
To  learn  new  myst'ries  here,  and  tell 
The  love  of  our  descending  God, 
Theglorieiof  Immauuel 


ftao  HYMN  VI. 

Hymn  6.     Second  Part,     l.  m. 

Immanucl. 

1  A   LL  hail,  thou  great  Inimanuel ! 
J\    Thy  love,  thy  glory,  who  can  tell  ;' 
Angel's,  and  all  the  heav'niy  host. 

Are  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

2  Mortals,  with  reverential  songs, 

Take  this  dear  name  upon  your  tongues  ; 
With  holy  fear,  attempt  his  praise, 
In  solemn,  yet  triumphant,  lays. 

3  Among  a  thousand  forms  of  love, 

In  which  he  shines  and  smiles  above  ; 
This  with  peculiar  joy  we  view, 
He's  David's  root  and  offspring  too. 

4  There  Jesus,  in  the  glorious  plan, 
Shines,  the  great  God,  the  wondrous  man  ! 
As  God,  the  root  of  all  our  bliss. 

As  man,  the  branch  of  righteousness. 

5  All  hail,  thou  dear  redeeming  Lord  I 
All  hail,  thou  co-essential  Word ! 

All  hail,  thou  Root  and  Branch  divine  ! 
All  hail,  and  be  the  glory  thine  ! 

Hymn    6.     Third  Part,     l.  m. 

Tyrpes  and  prophecies  fulfilled  in  Christ. 

1  TJEHOLD  the  woman's  i)roinis'd  Feed  ! 
JJ  Behold  the  great  Messiah  come  ! 
Behold  the  proj)hets  all  agreed 

To  give  him  the  suf)erior  room  ! 

2  Abra'm,  the  saint,  rejoicM  of  old, 
When  visions  of  the  Lord  he  saw  ; 
Moses,  the  man  of  God,  foretold 
This  great  fulfiller  of  his  law. 


HYMN  VL  281 

3  The  tyi^eg  bore  witness  to  his  name, 
Obtaiu'd  their  chief  design,  and  ceas'd  ; 
The  incense  and  the  bleeding  lamb. 
The  ark,  the  altar,  and  the  priest. 

4  Predictions  in  abundance  meet, 
To  join  their  blessings  on  his  head  , 
Jesus,  we  worsliip  at  thy  feet, 

And  nations  own  the  promised  seed. 
HyxMN  6.     Fourth  Part,     l,  m. 

The  gospel  of  Christ. 

1  £^  01),  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 

\jf  Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known  > 
'Tis  here  his  richest  mercy  shines, 
And  truth  is  drawn  in  fairest  lines. 

2  Here  sinners  of  a  humble  frame 

May  taste  his  grace,  and  learn  his  name  .^ 
'Tis  writ  in  characters  of  blood, 
Severely  just,  immensely  good. 

3  Here  Jesus,  in  ten  thousand  ways. 
His  soul  attracting  charms  diplayg ; 
Recounts  his  poverty  and  pains. 
And  tells  his  love  in  melting  strains. 

4  Wisdom  its  dictates  here  imparts. 

To  form  our  minds,  to  cheer  our  hearU  ; 
Its  influence  makes  the  sinner  live, 
It  bids  the  drooping  saint  revive. 

5  Our  raging  passions  it  controls, 
And  comfort  yields  to  contrite  souls  ; 
It  brings  a  better  world  in  view. 

And  guides  us  all  our  journey  through. 

6  May  this  blest  volume  ever  lie 

Close  to  my  heart,  and  near  mine  eve  ^ 

25  ^ 


282  HYMN  VII. 

Till  life's  last  hour  my  soul  engage, 
And  be  my  chosen  heritage. 

HyiMn  7.     First  Part,     s.  m. 

All  men  are  riot  saved. 

1  "TIESTRUCTION^sdang'rousroad. 
JLr   What  multitudes  pursue  I 

While  that,  which  leads  the  soul  to  God^ 
Is  known  or  sought  by  few. 

2  Believers  enter  in 

By  Christ,  the  living  door ; 
But  they,  who  will  not  leave  their  sin, 
Must  perish  evermore. 

3  If  self  must  be  denied, 
And  sin  forsaken  quite ; 

They  rather  choose  the  way  that's  wide, 
And  strive  to  think  it  right. 

4  Encompass'd  by  a  throng, 
On  numbers  they  depend ; 

They  think  so  many  can't  be  wrong. 
And  miss  a  happy  end. 

5  But  numbers  are  no  mark 
That  men  will  right  be  found  ; 

A  few  were  sav'd  in  Noah's  ark^ 
For  many  millions  drown'd. 

6  Obey  the  gospel  call. 

And  enter  while  you  may  ; 
The  flock  of  Christ  remains  still  small, 
And  none  are  safe,  but  they. 

7  Lord,  open  sinners'  eyes, 
Their  awful  state  to  see  ; 

And  make  them,  ere  the  storm  aris«, 
To  thee  for  safety  flee. 


HYMN  VII.  28« 

Hymn.  7.     Second  Part.     s.  m. 

Faith. 

1  i.1  AITH  ! — 'tis  a  precious  grace, 
JP     Where'er  h  is  bestow'd; 

it  boas^ti^  of  a  celestial  l)irth, 
And  is  the  gift  of  God. 

2  JesHs  it  owns  a  King, 
An  all-atouing  Priest; 

It  claims  no  merit  of  its  own, 
J^ut  finds  it  all  in  Christ. 

3  Tg  him  it  leads  the  soul, 
When  til  I'd  with  deep  distress;; 

Appropriates  his  precious  bloody 
And  trusts  his  righteousness. 

i  Since  'tis  thy  work  alone, 
And  that  divinely  free; 
Lord,  send  the  spirit  of  thy  Son 
To  work  this  faith  in  me. 

HymiN  7.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

A  living  faith. 

I  liflTlSTAKEN  souls  !  that  dream  of 
irl         lieav'n, 

And  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inward  joj^s,  and  sins  forgiv'n. 

While  they  are  slaves  to  lust. 

'.  Vain  are  our  fancies,  airy  flights, 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead : 

None,  but  a  living  pow'r,  unites 

To  Christ  (he  living  head. 

'■  'Tis  faith,  that  changes  all  the  heart; 
'Tis  faith,  that  works  by  love ; 


2&A  HYMN  VIL 

That  bids  all  siofuljoys  depart. 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above, 

4  'Tis  faith,  that  concjuers  earth  and  heii 

By  a  celestial  po\v'r : 
This  is  the  grace  that  shall  prevail 
111  the  decisive  hour. 

5  Faith  must  obey  her  Father's  >villf. 

As  well  as  trust  his  grace ; 
A  pard'ning  God  is  jealous  still 
For  his  own  holiness. 

6  When  from  the  curse  he  sets  us  free, 

He  makes  our  natures  clean ; 
Nor  would  lie  send  his  Son  to  be 
The  minister  of  sin. 

7  His  spirit  purifies  our  frame, 

And  seals  our  peace  with  God; 
Jesus  and  his  salvation  came 
By  water  and  by  blood. 

Hymn  7.     Fourth  Part,     p.  3i, 

/  nill  trust  arJ,  not  b£  of  raid. 

1  "OEGONE  unbelief, 
J53  ^^^y  Saviour  is  near; 
And  for  my  relief 

Will  surely  appear : 
By  prayer  let  me  wrestle,  and  he  will  [)erform; 
With  Christ  in  the  vessel,  1  smile  at  the  btorm. 

2  Tho'  dark  be  ray  way, 
Since  he  is  my  guide, 
'Tis  mine  to  ohe^y, 
^Tis  his  to  provide : 

Tho'  cisterns  be  broken,  and  creatures  all  fail, 
The  word,  he  has  spol^en,  shall  surely'  prcvuii. 


HYMX  VU.  2^. 

^  His  love,  in  time  past, 

Forbids  me  to  think 

He'll  leave  me  at  last, 

lu  trouble  to  sink: 
Each  sweet  Ebenezer,  I  have  in  review, 
C'onfirnis  his  good  pleasure  to  help  me  quite 
through. 

4  Determin'd  to  save, 

He  watclrd  o'er  my  path; 

When,  Satan's  i)lind  slave, 

I  sported  with  death : 
And  can  he  have  taught  me  to  trust   in  hiti 
name,  [shame  ? 

And  thus  far  have  brought  me,  to  put  me  to 

5  Why  should  I  complain 
Of  want  or  distress, 
Temptation  or  pain? 
He  told  me  no  less: 

The  heirs  of  salvation,  I  know  from  his  wori|; 
Thro'  much  tribulation,  must  follow  the  Lord. 
•6  Kow  bitter  that  cup 

No  heart  can  conceive. 

Which  he  drank  quite  up^ 

That  sinners  might  live !  [mine ; 

His  way  was  much  rougher,  and   darker  thap 
Did  Jesus  tlius  buffer,  atid  siiall  I  repine  ? 
7   Since,  ail  that  I  meet. 

Shall  work  for  my  good  j 

The  bitter  is  sweet, 

The  med'cine  is  food  : 
Tho'  painful  at  present,  'twill  cease  before 
,     long,  [song ! 

4nd  then,   O  how  pleasant   the  coixjucror's 


2«6  HYMN  YUL 

Hymn  8.     First  Part.     l.  m- 
The  holy  Trinity. 

1  pXIHERE  is  one  Gotl,  and  only  one; 

B      No  rivals  can  his  essence  share ; 
He  is  Jehovah,  he  alone. 
And  with  the  Lord  none  can  compare. 

2  His  works,  thro'  all  this  wondrous  (ranie. 
Express  the  Maker's  vast  designs : 
They  hear  the  impress  of  his  name  ; 

lu  ev'ry  part  his  wisdom  shines. 

3  If  in  his  works  such  wonders  rise. 
How  much  more  wonderful  is  he  ! 
Whose  nature's  fill'd  with  m^^stcries  ^ 
His  being  One,  his  person  Three. 

4  What  finite  powV  with  ceaseless  toil. 
Can  comprehend  th'  eternal  mind  ? 
Or,  who  th'  almighty  Three  and  One,, 
By  searching  to  perfection  find  ? 

5  Angels  and  men  in  vain  may  raise 
Harmonious,  their  adoring  songs  ; 

The  lab'ring  thoughts  sink  down  opprest . 
And  praises  die  upon  their  tongues. 

6  Yet  would  I  lift  my  trembling  voice, 
Th'  eternal  Three  in  One  to  sing  ; 
And  mingling  faith,  ^vhiic  1  rejoic^^^ 
My  humble,  grateful  tribute  bring. 

Jl  Allglory  to  th' eternal  Three, 
The  sacred  undivided  One  : 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  he 
Co-equal  praise,  and  honours  done 


HYMN  Vlil.  28t 

Hymn    8.     Secoiid  Part.     l.  ^K 

The  triune  Ood,  the  God  of  our  salcaRoii. 

1  IT    ONG  ere  the  sun  besjaii  his  days, 
jLi   Or  moon  shot  forth  her  silver  rays, 
Salvation's  scheme  was  fixt,  'twas  done 
In  cov'nant  by  the  Three  in  One. 

2  The  Father  spake,  the  Son  replied. 
The  Spirit  with  them  both  complied  : 
Grace  m'jv'd  the  cause  for  saving  man^. 
And  wisdom  drew  the  noble  plan. 

3  The  Father  chose  his  only  Son 
To  die  for  sins,  that  man  had  done ; 
Immanuel  to  the  choice  agreed. 
And  thus  secur'd  a  numerous  seed* 

4  He  sends  his  Spirit  from  above 
To  call  the  objects  of  his  love  ; 
Not  one  shall  perish  nor  be  lost  : 

He  bought  them  dear ;  his  blood  they  coaj. 

5  What  high  displays  of  sovVeign  grace  ! 
What  love  to  save  a  niin'd  race ! 

My  soul,  adore  his  lovely  name. 
By  whom  thy  free  salvafion  came. 
Hymn  8.     Third  Part.     c.  m, 

A  song  qf  praise  to  the  Holy  Trinity. 

i    T    ET  them  neglect  thy  gVorj- ,  Lord, 
JLi  Who  never  knew  thy  gracfe  ; 
But  our  loud  songs  shall  still  record 
The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

'  We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  thecj 
And  send  them  to  thy  throne ; 
Alh  glory  to  th'  united  Tliree; 
The  undivided  One 


^Bg  HYMN  IX. 

3  'Twas  he,  (and  we'll  adore  his  name^) 

That  fonn'd  us  hy  a  word  ; 
'Tis  he,  restores  our  ruin'd  frame  ; 
Salvation  to  the  Lord  ! 

4  Hosanna  !  let  the  earth  and  skies 

Repeat  the  joyful  sound! 
Rocks,  hills  and  vales  reflect  the  voice 
In  one  eternal  round. 

Hymn  9.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

God  the  Father.^  tJie  almighty  Creator. 

LMIGHTY  God  Ave  praise,  and  own 
Thee  our  Creator,  King  alone  ; 
All  things  were  made  to  honour  thee, 
O  Father  of  eternity ! 

2  To  thee  all  angels  loinlly  cry, 

The  heav'ns  and  all  the  pow'rs  on  high^ 
Cherubs  and  seraphims  proclaim, 
And  cry,  thrice  holy  to  thy  name. 

3  Lord  God  of  hosts,  thy  presence  bright 
Fills  heaven  and  earth  with  beauteous  light ; 
Th'  apostles'  happy  company. 

And  ancient  prophets  all  praise  thee. 

4  The  crowned  martyrs'  noble  host, 
The  holy  church  in  ev'ry  coast, 
Their  Maker,  for  their  Father  own, 
Now  reconcil'd  in  Christ  his  Son. 

Hymn  9.     Second  Part,     c.  m. 

Creation. 

ORD,  when  our  raptur'd  thought  sur- 
^,_j  Creation's  beauties  o'er,  [vey«^ 

All  nature  joins  to  teach  thy  praise. 
And  bid  our  souls  adore. 


HYMN  IX.  i^O 

I'  Where'er  we  turn  our  gfizing  eyes, 
Tliy  radiant foolste[)s  shine; 
Ten  thousand  pleasing  wonders  rise^. 
And  speak  their  source  divine. 

3  The  living  tribes  of  countless  form^. 

In  earth,  and  seti,  and  air, 
The  meanest  flies,  the  smallest  worms. 
Almighty  powV  declare. 

4  Thy  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  goodness,  hotA: 

In  all  thy  works  appear: 
And,  O !  let  man  thy  praise  record^, 
Man,  thy  distinguished  eare. 

5  From  thee  the  breath  of  life  he  drew  ; 

That  breath  thy  pow'r  maintains : 
Thy  tender  mercy,  ever  new, 
His  brittle  frame  sustains. 

^  Yet  nobler  favours  claim  his  prais^ 
Of  reason's  li^rht  pos^ess'd ; 
By  revelation's  l>rightest  rays, 
Still  more  divinely  idlest 

Hymn  9.     Third  Pad.     e.  :si. 

God  our  preserver. 

{    T    ET  others  boKst  how  strong  they  bt 
JLil   Nor  death  nor  dartger  fear  ;  ^ 

W'iiil.e  we  confe>s,  O  Lord  !  to  thee, 
V\  iiat  feeble  things  we  are. 

2  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bo<lies  stand, 
And  flourish  bright  an(i  ^ay ; 
A  blasting  wind  sweei)3  o'er  the  land. 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

"^  Our  life  contains  a  thouriand  spring?. 
And  {\]p^  if  one  be  gone  : 

•2k" 


ioCf  HYMN  IX. 

Strange  1  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strinp 
Shouhl  keep  itf  tune  so  long. 

4  But  'tis  our  Gotf,  supports  Our  fratne* 

The  God,  that  form'd  us  first : 
Salvation  toth'  arnrighty  Name 
That  rear'd  us  from  the  dust, 

5  While  we  have  breath,  or  Hfe,  or  tongues^ 

Our  Maker  v^e'll  adore  : 
His  Spirit  moves  oUr  heaving  lungs. 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more. 
Hymn  9.     Fourth  Part.     l.  m. 

My  times  are  in  Vdnc  hxiiid. 

1  Tl  ESISTLESS  Sovereign  of  the  skie?, 
Jtl^  Immensely  great  !  immensely  wise  * 
My  times  are  all  within  thy  hand  f 

And  all  events  at  thy  command. 

2  His  great  decree,  who  form'd  the  earth. 
Hath  tix'd  my  first  and  second  birth : 
My  parents,  native  place,  and  time, 
"Were  all  assign'd  to  me  by  him. 

3  "Twas  God,  that  form'd  me  in  the  womb/ 
A\\i\  he  shall  guide  me  to  the  tomb  ; 

My  times  shall  all  for  ever  be 
Onler'd  by  his  all-wise  decree. 

4  My  times  of  sickness  and  of  health, 
My  times  of  penury  and  wealth. 
My  times  of  trial  and  of  grief. 

My  times  of  triumoh  and  relief. 

5  Sad  times  the  tempter's  jiow'r  to  prov€ 
Blest  times  to  taste  a  Saviour's  love. 
Must  all  begin,  and  last,  and  end, 

As  best  shall  please  my  God  and  Friend 


HYMN  IX.  29) 

^  T\v)*  places  and  deaths  around  me  fly. 
Till  he  commands  I  cannot  die  : 
No  ;  not  a  single  shaft  can  hit. 
Till  God,  who  guards  my  life,  sees  fit. 

7  O  thou  tremendous,  wise  and  just! 
In  thy  kind  hands  my  life  I  trust ; 
Yea,  had  I  somewhat  dearer  stilj. 
It  should  be  thiue,  and  at  thy  will. 

8  iMay  I,  at  all  times,  own  thy  hand. 
And  still  to  thee  surrendered  stand  ; 
Convinced  that  thou  art  God  alone, 
May  1  and  mine  be  all  thy  own. 

9  Thee,  Lord,  at  ail  times  will  I  bless, 
For,  having  thee,  1  all  possess  ; 
Nor  can  I  e'er  bereaved  be, 

Since  thou  \n\t  never  part  ^\^th  me-^ 
Hymn  9.     Fifth  Part.     l.  m. 
We  rely  on  God  our  Faihir. 

J  "OENEATH  a  numerous  train  of  ills, 
Ww  Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail ; 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God, 
O'er  ev'ry  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

2  Parent  and  Husband,  Guard  ami  Guide., 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one  ; 
On  thee  we  cast  our  heavy  cares, 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alonje. 

.3  Our  Father,  God,  to  thee  we  look, 
Our  Rock,  our  Portion,  and  our  Friend  ^ 
And  on  thy  cov'nant  love  and  truth, 
Pur  jinking  souls  shall  still  depend. 


'^te  HYMN  X. 

Hymn   10.     First  Part     l.  iSi. 
Wisdmn  of  providence. 

1  "m^AIT,  O  my  soul,  thy  Maker's  will! 

f  f      Tumultuous  pas;4ons,  all  be  still  ! 
Kor  let  a  murm'ring  thought  arise ; 
His  providence  and  ways  are  wise. 

2  He  in  the  thickest  darkness  dwells, 
Performs  his  work,  the  cause  conceals  ; 
But  tho'  his  methods  are  unknown^ 
Judgment  and  truth  support  his  throne. 

3  In  heav'^n,  and  earth,  and  air  and  seas. 
He  executes  his  firm  decrees  ; 

And  by  his  saints  it  stands  confest. 
That  what  he  does  ia  ever  best. 

4  Wait  then,  my  soul,  submissive  wait; 
Prostrate  before  his  awful  seat ; 
And  'midst  the  terrors  of  his  rod,    * 
^'rustin  a  wise  and  gracious  God. 

HYM^^  10.  Second  Part,     c^  m: 
Tfie  mysteries  of  providence, 
i    X^  OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 
\Jf    His  wonders  to  perform  ; 
He  plants  his  footstej)s  in  the  sea. 
And  rides  upon  the  tUorm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-fading  skill, 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sov'reign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take. 

The  clouds,  ye  so  much  dread, 
Are  '.  ig  with  merc3sand  .-ball  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 


HYMN  X.  'm 

A  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense  ; 
But  trust  him  for  his  grace  : 
Behind  a  frowning  Providence^ 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  ev'ry  hour  ; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste ; 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flow'r. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain ; 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 
Hymn  10.     Third  Part.     t.  li. 

The  Lord  nill  provide^. 

1  prWlHO' troubles  assail, 

1      And  dangers  affright ; 
Tho'  friends  should  all  fail.. 
And  foes  all  unite  : 
Yet  one  thing  secures  us, 
Whatever  betide ; 
The  scriptures  assure  us. 
The  Lord  will  provide^ 

2  The  birds  without  barn 
Or  store-house,  are  fed  ; 
From  them  let  us  learn 
To  trrxSt  for  our  bread  : 
His  saints  what  is  fitting 
Shall  ne'er  be  denied  ; 
So  long  as  'tis  written, 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

^3  We  may,  like  the  ships, 
By  tempests  be  tost 

26  '- 


294  EYMN  X> 

On  perilous  deeps, 
But  cannot  he  lost  :   . 
Tho'  satan  enrages 
The  wind  and  the  tide^ 
The  promise  engages, 
The  Lord  will  |)rovide. 

4  His  call  we  obey, 
Like  Abra'm  of  old, 
Not  knowing  our  waj", 
Eut  faiih  makes  us  hold  ; 
For  tho'  we  be  strangers, 
We  have  a  good  guide, 
And  trust  in  all  dangers. 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

5  When  satan  appears 
To  stop  up  our  path, 
And  fill  us  with  fears. 
We  triumph  by  faith  : 
He  cannot  take  from  us^ 
Tho'  oft  he  has  tried, 

This  heart-cheering  promise.. 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

6  He  tells  us  weVe  weak, 
Our  hopei^  in  vain  5. 
The  good,  that  ^^e  seek, 
We  ne'er  shall  obtain  ; 
But  wlien  such  suggestions 
Our  siiiriis  have  plied, 
This  answers  all  questions^. 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

/  No  ftrength  of  our  own, 
<>  goodness  we  claim. 


HYMN  X.  29f 

Yet  since  we  have  known 
The  Saviour's  great  name  ; 
Im  this  our  stronc;  tow'r 
FOt   afety  we  hide  : 
The  Lord  is  our  powV, 
The  Lord  will  provide. 
J  When  life  dnks  apace. 
And  death  is  in  view, 
This  word  of  his  grace 
Shall  comfort  us  through 
No  fear'ng  or  doubting, 
With  Christ  on  our  side, 
We  hope  to  die  shouting, 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

Hymn  10.     Fourth  Part.     c.  m. 

The  blessings  of  providence. 

ALMIGHTY  Father,  gracious  Lord, 
Kind  Guardian  of  my  days, 
Thy  mercies  let  my  heart  record, 
In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn,  my  tender  frame 

Was  thy  indulgent  care  ; 
Long  ere  I  could  f)ronounce  thy  name. 
Or  hreathe  the  infant  prayer. 

3  Around  my  path  what  dan2:ers  rose  ! 

What  snares  spread  all  my  roall ! 
No  pow'r  could  guard  me  from  my  foes. 
But  my  Preserver,  God, 

4  How  many  !)lessings  round  me  shone. 

Where'er  I  turn'd  mine  eye  ! 
How  many  [)a?t,  almost  unknown. 
Or  uuregarded,  by  ! 


^m  HYMN  X. 

5  Each  rolling  year  new  favours  brought 

From  thy  exhaustless  store ; 
But  ah  !  in  vain  my  lab'ring  thought 
Would  count  thy  mercies  o'er. 

6  While  sweet  reflection,  thro*  my  days 

Thy  bounteous  hand  would  trace ; 
Still  dearer  blessings  claim  my  praise^. 

The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 
■>  Yes,  I  adore  thee,  gracious  Lord, 

For  favours  more  divine ; 
That  I  have  known  thy  sacred  word, 

Where  all  thy  glories  shine. 

iJ  Lord,  when  this  mortal  frame  decays, 
And  cv'ry  weakness  dies. 
Complete  the  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
And  raise  me  to  the  skies. 

3  Then  shall  my  joyful  pow'rs  unite    . 
In  more  exalted  lays  ; 
And  join  the  happy  sons  of  light 
In  everlasting  praise. 

Hymn  10.     Fifth  Pari.     c.  m. 

It  is  well. 
i   TT  shall  be  well,  let  sinners  know, 
j[  With  those,  who  love  the  Lord^ 
His  sai;its  have  always  found  it  so. 
When  resting  on  his  word. 
2  Peace,  then,  ye  chastened  sons  of  God, 
Why  let  your  sorrows  swell  ? 
Wisdom  directs  your  Father's  rod — 
His  word  says,  it  is  well. 
J  Tho'  you  may  trials  sharp  endive. 
From  sin,  or  death,  or  h^H  f 


HYMN  X,  XI.  2QT 

Voiir  hear'nly  Father's  love  is  sure, 
And  therefore,  i\  is  welL 

4  Soon  will  your  sorrows  all  be  o'er, 
And  you  shall  sweetly  tell, 
On  Canaan's-  calm  and  pleasant  shore, 
That  all  at  last  is  well. 

Hymn  10.     Sixth  Part,     c,  m. 

Submission. 

\  ^UinilSSIVE  to  thy  will,  my  God^ 
yj   I  all  to  thee  resign  ; 
And  'jow  before  thy  chast'ning  rod — 
I  mourn,  but  not  repine. 

2  Why  should  my  foolish  heart  complain. 

When  wisdom,  truth,  and  love 
Direct  the  stroke,  inflict  the  pain, 
And  point  to  joys  al>ove  ? 

3  How  short  are  all  my  suff'rings  here, 

How  needf'jl  ev'ry  cross  ; 
Away,  my  unbelieving  fear. 
Nor  call  ray  gain,  my  loss. 

1  Then  give,  dear  Lerd,  or  take  away, 

ril  bless  th}'  sacred  name  ; 
^ly  Jesus,  yesterday,  to-day. 
Forever  is  the  same  t 

Hymn   11.     First  Fart,     c.  Mo 
Jesris. 

{    IT'M  not  asham'd  to  own  my  Lofd, 
Jl   Nor  to  defend  his  cause  ; 
Maintain  the  honour  of  his  word, 
The  glory  of  his  cross. 

2  Jesns,  my  God  !  1  know  his  name  , 

His  name  is  all  my  trust : 


'2§8  HYMN  XI. 

Nor  will  he  put  1113-  soul  to  shamr, 
Nor  let  my  hOjie  be  los^t. 

G  Firm,  as  his  throne,  his  promise  staods; 
And  he  can  weli  .-^ecjre 
What  I've  committed  to  his  hands, 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  will  he  OAvn  my  worthless  name 
Before  his  Father's  face  ; 
And  in  the  new  Jerusalem 
Appoint  my  soul  a  piac^ 

Hymn  1 1 .     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Tke  nnme  of  Jesus. 

1  TTirOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  soundf. 
M  I    In  a  believer's  ear  ! 

It  sooths  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds^ 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole. 

And  calms  the  troul^led  breast; 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary  rest. 

3  Dear  name  !  tlie  rock  on  which  I  build; 

My  shiekl  and  hiding  place  : 
My  never  failing  treasury  fdl'd 
With  boundless  stores  of  grace. 

4  Jesus  !  my  Shepherd,  Husband,  Friend^ 

My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King  ; 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End; 

Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 
3  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  b^art, 

And  cold  my  wa'niest  thought ; 
But  when  I  see  thee  as  thou  art, 

J'll  praise  thee  as  1  ought 


HYMN  XL  299 

0  Till  then,  I  would  thy  love  proclaiia 

With  ev'ry  fleeting  breath  ; 
And  may  the  music  of  thy  name 
Refresh  my  soul  in  death. 

Hymn  11.     Third  Part.     l.  m^. 

Jesus  the  gift  qf  God. 

1  T  ESUS,  my  love,  my  chief  delight, 
^     For  thee  I  long,  for  thee  I  pray: 
Amid  the  shadows  of  the  night. 
Amid  the  bus'ness  of  the  day. 

2  When  shall  I  see  thy  smiling  face. 
Which  1  thro'  faith,  have  often  seen? 
Arise,  thou  Sun  of  Righteousness, 
Dispel  the  (Clouds  that  intervene. 

3  Thou  art  the  glorious  gift  of  Gott 
To  sinners  weary  and  distrei-t; 
The  first  of  all  his  gifts  l)estow'd, 
And  certain  i)ledge  of  all  the  rest* 

4  Now  I  can  say  this  gift  is  mine, 

I'll  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet ; 
No  more  at  pain  or  want  repine, 
Nor  envy  the  rich  sinner's  state. 

5  This  precious  jewel  let  me  keep. 
And  lodge  it  deep  within  my  hearty 
At  home,  abroad,  awake,  asleef). 

It  never  shall  from  thence  depart. 

Hymn  1 1 .     Fourth  Part.     l.  m, 

Jesus  the  only  Saiiour. 

JESUS,  the  spring  of  joys  divine, 
Whence  all  our  ho}.eB  and  comforts 
Jesus,  no  other  name,  but  thine,  [flowi 

Can  save  us  from  eternal  woe. 


80(J  HYMN  Xi. 

2  In  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 
The  way  to  happiness  and  God; 
Her  weak  directions  leave  the  mind 
Bewilder'd  in  a  dubious  road, 

3  No  other  name  will  heavii  approve i 
Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  ^vay, 
Ordain'd  by  everlasting  love, 

To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Safe  lead  us  thro'  this  world  of  nighty 
And  bring  us  to  the  blissful  plains, 
The  regions  of  unclouded  light, 
Where  perfect  joy  forever  reignsc 

Hymn  11.     Ffth  Fart.     h.  m. 

/  love  Jesus. 

1  fTlHE  wondVing  world  inquires  to  know 

J_     Why  I  shoulii  love  my  .'esus  so  : 
"  What  are  his  fehann-;'  saV  they,  *'  above 
"  The  objects  of  a  iriortal  lovy  ?'* 

2  All-over  glorious  is  my  Lord, 
He  must  be  lov'd  and  yet  adoAl ; 
His  worth  if  all  the  nations  knew. 

Sure  tlie  whole  earlh  wo^dd  love  him  to^. 

3  The  Love  of  Cbrls-t  is  strong  as  iU^ath, 
He  seal'd  it  with  his  latest  '>reat!^. ; 
My  love  to  him,  secar'dby  g:\'.<'^., 

No  pains  nor  do'-lit^can  e'er  (Ivface. 

4  What  can  destiov,  what  se>>:irUe 
A  love  so  pure,  so  free,  so  irreat  ? 

In  henv'n    'W'j  faith  and  hope  subsic^l 
But  love  forever  will  abide. 


HYMN  XII.  301 

Hy3in  12.     First  Part.     c.  m. 

The  Offices  of  Christ. 

1  ISMTE  bless  the  Prophet  of  the  Lord, 

f  f      That  comes  with  truth  and  grace  j 
Je.us,  thy  spirit,  and  thy  word, 
Shall  lead  us  in  thy  ways. 

2  We  rev'rence  our  High-Priest  above, 

Who  offer'd  up  his  blood, 

And  lives  to  carry  on  his  love, 

By  pleading  with  our  God. 

3  We  honour  our  exalted  King; 

How  sweet  are  his  comaiands ! 
He  guards  our  souls  from  hell  and  sint^ 
By  his  almighty  hands. 

4  Hosanna  to  his  blessed  name, 

Who  saves  by  glorious  ways; 
Th'  anointed  Saviour  has  a  claim 
To  our  immortal  praise. 

Hymn  12.     Second  Part,     p.  3i. 

The  Offices  of  ChHst. 

i     "H"  OIN  all  (he  glorious  names 
^     Of  wisdom,  love,  and  powV, 
That  ever  mortals  knew. 
That  angels  ever  bore; 

All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth; 

Too  mean  to  set  my  Saviour  forth. 

2  Great  Prophet  of  my  God, 

31}^  tongue  wouKl  bless  thy  name : 
By  tiite  the  joyful  news 
Of  our  salvation  came; 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiv'n, 
Of  hell  sMbdu'd,  and  peare  with  heav'iv' 
27 


303  HYMN  XIL 

P»  Jesus  my  great  fli^/i  PriuH'. 

Offer'd  his  blood  and  died; 

My  guilty  conscience  seeks 

No  sacrifice  beside. 
His  pow'rful  blood  did  once  atone; 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  thronel 

4  My  dear  and  mighty  Lord, 
My  Conq'ror,  and  my  Kingi 
Thy  sceptre  and  thy  sword. 
Thy  reigning  grace  I  sing. 

Thine  is  the  p'.*vv'r;  behold!  I  sit 
In  willing  bonds  beneath  thy  feet, 

5  Now  let  my  soul  arise, 

And  tread  the  tempter  down ; 

My  Saviour  leads  me  forth 

To  conquest  and  a  crown. 
A  feeljle  saint  shall  win  the  day, 
Tho'  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way 

6  Should  all  the  hosts  of  hell, 
Anil  pow'rs  of  death  unknown^ 
Put  their  most  dreadful  forms. 
Of  death  and  mischief,  on : 

I  siiall  be  safe,  for  Christ  display* 
rSuperior  powV  and  guardian  grace. 
Hymn  12.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Christ  is  aW,  and  in  all. 
1   "ffN  Christ  I've  all  mj'  soul's  desire; 

^  His  Spirit  does  my  heart  inspire 

With  boundless  wishes  large  and  high. 

A;id  Christ  will  all  my  wants  supply. 
3  rhrist  is  my  hope,  my  stren2;th  and  guide, 

Forme  he  bled,  and  frvoand  r»nd  (Vief) 


HYMN  XIL  WS 

He  is  my  sun,  to  give  me  light, 
He  is  my  sours  supreme  delight. 

3  Christ  is  the  source  of  all  my  bliss, 
My  wisdom,  and  my  righteousness — 
My  Saviour,  Brother,  and  my  Friend  ^ 
On  him  alone  1  now  depend. 

4  Christ  is  my  King  to  rule  and  bless, 
And  all  my  troubles  to  redress; 
He's  my  salvation  and  my  all, 
Whate'er  on  earth  shall  me  befal. 

-5  Christ  is  my  strength  and  portion  to«^ 
My  soul  in  him  can  all  things  do; 
Thro'  hhn  V\\  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
And  death,  and  ev'ry  foe  outbrave. 
Hymn  12.     Fourth  Part,     l.  m. 

Christians. 

1   T\rOT  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth, 

JL^     Who  bpast  the  honours  of  their  birtlj, 

Such  real  dignity  can  claim. 

As  those  who  hear  the  christian  namev 

'2  To  them  the  privilege  is  giv'n 

To  be  the  sons  and  heirs  of  heav'n  ; 
Sons  of  the  God  who  reigns  on  higlv 
And  heirs  of  joy  iieyond  the  sky. 

3  Dn  them,  a  hapjiy,  chosen  race. 
Their  Father  pours  his  richest  grace  ,. 
To  them  his  counsels  he  imparts. 
And  stamps  his  image  on  their  hearts^ 

4  Their  infant-cries,  their  tender  age, 
His  pity  and  his  love  engage : 

He  clasps  them  in  his  arms,  and  therp- 
"Secures  them  with  pareptoJ  car,e. 


,304  HYMN  XIIL 

5  His  will  he  makes  them  early  know^ 
And  teaches  their  young  feet  to  go ; 
Whispers  instruction  to  their  minds. 
And  on  their  hearts  his  precepts  binds. 

6  When  thro'  temptations  they  rebel, 
His  chast'ning  rod  he  makes  them  feel  j 
Then,  Avith  a  Father's  tender  heart. 
He  sooths  the  pain,  and  heals  the  smart. 

7  Their  daily  wants  his  hands  supply, 
Their  steps  he  guards  with  watchful  eye; 
Leads  them  from  earth  to  heav'n  above^ 
And  crowns  them  with  eternal  love. 

B  If  IVe  the  honour,  Lord,  to  be 
One  of  this  num'rous  family ; 
On  me  the  gracious  gift  bestow, 
To  call  thee  Abba,  Father,  too. 

9  So  may  my  conduct  ever  prove 
My  filial  piety  and  love ; 
Whilst  all  my  brethren  clearly  trace 
Their  Father's  likeness  in  my  face. 

Hymn  13.     First  Part.     l..  m. 

Christ  is  ike  eternal  Son  of  God. 

}    /^l  CHRIST,  thou  glorious  King,  we  own 
\Jf   Thee  to  be  God's  eternal  Son: 
The  Father's  fulness,  life  divine, 
Mysteriously  are  also  tliine. 

2  When  rolling  years  l^rought  on  the  day 
Foretold  and  fix'd  for  this  display, 
Our  great  deliv'rance  to  obtain. 
Thou  didst  our  nature  not  disdain, 

P  At  God's  right  hand,  now.  Lord,  thou'rt 
And  with  thy  Father's  glory  grac'd,  [plac'dv 


HYMN  XIH.  aoi,. 

True  God  and  man,  in  person  one 5 
A  judge  to  pass  our  final  doom. 

From  day  to  day,  0  Lord,  do  we 
On  high  exalt  and  honour  thee  : 
Thy  name  we  worship  and  adore, 
World  without  end,  for  evermore. 

Hymn  13.     Sccofid  Part,     l.  Mi 

God  the  Son  equal  with  the  Father. 

BRIGHT  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God^S 
Om*  spirits  bow  before  thy  feet ; 
To  thee  we  lift  an  humble  thought, 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  seat. 
A  thousand  seraphs  strong  and  bright 

Stand  round  the  glorious  Deity; 

But  who,  among  (he  sons  of  light, 

Pretends  comparison  w  ith  thee  ? 

Yet  there  is  one  of  human  frame, 
Jesus,  array'd  in  flesh  and  blooi. 

Thinks  it  no  roliberjs  to  claim 
A  full  equality  with  God. 

Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams; 

Their  essence  is  for  ever  one ; 
Distinct  in  persons,  and  in  names; 

The  Father  God,  and  God  the  Son. 
Then  let  the  name  of  Christ  our  King 

AVith  equal  honours  be  adorVi; 
Hi?  praise  let  evVy  angel  sing, 

And  all  the  nations  own  the  Lord. 
Hymn  13.     Third  Part.     l.  m 

Jdoption. 

JESUS,  we  bless  thy  Father's  name ; 
Thy  God  and  ours  are  both  the  same. 
27  * 


m  HYMN  XIII. 

What  heav'niy  blessings  from  his  throne 
Flow  down  lo  sinners  thro'  his  Son  I 

2  "  Christ  be  ray  first  elect,"  he  said, 
Then  chose  our  souls  in  Christ  our  head; 
Before  he  gave  the  mountains  birth. 

Or  laid  foundations  for  the  earth. 

3  Thus  did  eternal  love  begin 

To  raise  us  up  from  death  and  sin; 
Persons  and  characters  decreed, 
Blameless  in  love,  a  holy  seed. 

4  Predestinated  to  be  sons; 

Born  by  degrees,  but  chose  at  once: 

A  new  regenerated  race, 

To  praise  the  glory  of  his  grace. 

5  With  Christ  our  Lord,  we  share  our  part 
In  the  affections  of  his  heart; 

Nor  shall  our  souls  \ie  thence  remov'd 
Till  he  forgets  his  first  l-elov'd. 

Hymn   13.     Fourth  Part.     s.  m. 

We  are  sons  of  God  by  adoption. 

1  XJEHOLl)  what  wondrous  grace- 
Jj3   '^^^  Father  has  !>estow'd 

On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race. 

To  call  them  sous  of  God ! 

2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing. 
That  we  should  be  unknown  ; 

The  Jewish  worhl  knew  not  their  King; 
God's  everlasting  Son. 

3  Nor  doth  it  yet  a|)pear 

How  grf  at  avc  mnst  be  made; 
But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  there^ 
We  shall  be  like  our  liead- 


HYMN  XIII.  '3pr 

4  A  hope  so  m.ich  divine 
May  trials  well  endure; 

May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  si^, 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 

5  If  in  my  Father's  love, 
1  share  a  filial  part, 

Send  down  thy  Spirit,  like  a  dove^ 
To  rest  upon  my  heart. 

6  We  wouhl  no  longer  lie, 

Like  slaves,  beneath  the  throne,; 
Our  faith  shall  Jbba^  Father ,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindred  own. 
Hymn  13,     Fifth  Part     c.  m. 

Jesus  is  our  Lord  and  Master.    , 

\    /^OME,  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name^ 
Vy   And  joy  to  make  it  known, 
The  Sovereign  of  your  hearts  proclaim, 
And  Low  before  his  throne. 

2  Behold  your  Lord,  your  Master  crown'd 

With  glories  all  divine  ! 
And  tell  the  wond'ring  nations  rouud. 
How  bright  those  glories  shine. 

3  Infinite  pow'r,  and  boundless  grace. 

In  him  unite  their  rays  : 
You,  that  have  e'er  beheld  his  face. 
Can  you  forbear  his  praise  ? 

4  When  in  his  earthly  courts  we  view 

The  glories  of  our  King ; 
We  long  to  love,  as  angels  do, 
And  w  ish,  like  them,  to  sing. 

5  And  dr^i!  we  long  and  wish  in  vain^- 

LiOrd^  teach  our  songs  to  rise : 


508  HYMN  XIV. 

Thy  love  can  animate  the  strain, 
And  bid  it  reach  the  skiea. 

6  O  happy  period  !  glorious  day  t 

When  heav'n  and  earth  shall  raise. 
With  all  their  pow'rs,  th'  enraptur'd  lay^ 
To  celebrate  thy  praise. 
Hymn   14.     First  Part.     p.  m. 

The  eternal  Son  of  God  took  upon  him  the  very  nature  of  ms^^ 

1  /^  OD  rvith  us!  O  glorious  name ! 
\jBi   Let  it  shine  in  endless  fame : 
God  and  man  in  Christ  unite ; 

O  mysterious  depth  and  lieight ! 

2  God  with  us!  th'  eternal  Son 
Took  our  soul,  our  flesh,  and  bone . 
Now,  ye  saints,  his  grace  admire, 
Swell  the  song  with  holy  fire. 

3  God  7vith  us!  but  tainted  not 
With  the  first  transgressor's  blot; 
Yet  did  he  our  sins  sustain, 

Bear  the  guilt,  the  curse,  the  pain- 

4  God  rvith  us!  O  wondrous  grace! 
Let  us  see  him  face  to  face : 
That  we  may  Immanucl  sing, 

A.S  we  ought,  our  God  and  King. 
Hymn  14.     Second  Part,     l.  m. 

The  Birth  of  Christ. 

i   rjlO  us  a  child  is  born  from  heav'n  j 
JL     To  us  the  Son  of  God  is  giv'n  ; 
Gentiles  in  .Jesus'  name  shall  trust, 
And  of  his  glories  make  their  boast : 

!  His  Tiame  the  JVoiukrful  shall  be  ; 
His  wonders  honv'n  nud  enrth  shall  see  : 


HYMN  XIT.  8e^ 

The  Counsellor  of  truth  and  grace. 
Who  leads  in  paths  ot"  righteousness. 

3  The  Mighty  God,  that  glorious  name, 
His  works  and  \vord  join  to  proclaim  : 
The  Everlasting  FatJur,  He — 

And  the  whole  church  his  family. 

4  The  Prince  of  Peace,  on  David's  throne  : 
And  nations,  3'et  unliorn,  shall  own 

His  Sov'reign  and  his  gracious  sway ; 
Glad  of  the  honour  to  obey. 

9  Justice  and  Judgment  he'll  maintain — 
To  everlasting  ages  reign  ; 
And  his  blest  empire  shall  increase. 
Till  time,  with  all  its  movements,  cease. 

6  Our  faith  in  grateful  tiiumph  boasts 
These  wonders  of  the  Lord  of  Hosts : 
And  trusts  the  love,  that  form'd  the  plan, 
To  perfect  w  hat  that  love  began. 

Hy3in  14.     Third  Part.     s.  m. 

The  Incarnntiun. 

1  '^tT'E  saints,  proclaim  abroad 

■      The  honours  of  your  Kingg 
To  Jesus,  your  incarnate  God, 
Your  songs  of  praises  sing. 

2  Not  angels,  round  the  throne 
Of  majesty  above, 

^re  half  so  much  obli^'d  as  we^ 
To  our  Immauuel's  love. 

3  They  never  sunk  so  U)w, 
They  are  not  rais'd  so  hig;h; 

They  never  knew  such  depths  ol"  woi?,. 
Such  heights  qf  majesty. 


810  HYMN  XIV, 

4  The  Saviour  did  not  jora 
Their  nature  to  his  own  ; 

For  them  he  shed  no  blood  divine^ 
Nor  breath'd  a  single  groan. 

5  May  we  with  angels  vie. 
The  Saviour  to  adore  ; 

Our  debts  are  greater  far  than  theirt', 
O  be  our  praises  more  I 

Hymn   14.     Fourth  Part.     c.  m. 

Jesus  came  to  save  Sinners. 

J  TJTARK  the  glad  sound  !  the  Saviour's 
M.M.  The  Saviour  promis'd  long  !     [come  i^ 
Let  ev  ry  heart  prepare  a  throne. 
And  €v'ry  voice  a  song. 

2  On  him  the  Spirit  largely  pour'd 

Exerts  its  sacred  fire  ; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  the  prisoners  to  release, 

In  Satan's  bondage  held  ; 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  bursty 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 

4  He  comes  from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray, 
And  on  the  eye-balls  of  the  blind 
To  pour  celestial  day. 

5  He  comes  the  broken  heart  to  bind* 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure  ; 
And  with  his  righteousness  and  gracp 
T'  enrich  the  humble  poor. 
^  His  gospel  trumpets  publish  loud 
The  jub'lcc  of  the  Lord ; 


fiYiWN  XIV,  XV.  311 

His  people  are  redeemed  now, 
Their  heritage  restored. 

7  Our  glad  Hosan?ias,  Prince  of  peace, 
Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim  ; 
And  heav'n's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  thy  belovetl  name. 

Hymn  14.     Fifth  Part,     c    m. 

God  reconciled  in  Christ. 

H   *r|E  AREST  of  all  the  names  abov^,  ^ 
JLF   ^ly  Jesus,  and  my  God, 
Who  can  resist  thy  heav'nly  love. 
Or  trifle  with  thy  blood  ? 

2  'Tis  by  the  merits  of  thy  death 

The  Father  smiles  again  ; 
*Tis  by  thy  interceding  breath. 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3  Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see, 

My  thoughts  no  comfort  find  ; 
The  holy,  just,  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 

4  But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy  begins  ; 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear^ 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

>  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely. 
And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast ; 
I  love  th'  Incarnate  Myst'ry, 
And  there  I  fix  my  trust. 

Hymn  15.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

He  suffered. 

OLORD,  when  faith  with  fixed  eye^ 
Beholds  thy  wondrous  sacrifice. 


tl2  HYMN  XV. 

Love  rises  to  an  ardent  flame. 
And  we  all  other  hope  (lisclaidl. 

2  With  cold  affections  who  can  sec 

The  thorns,  the  scourge,  the  nails,  the  ite^j 
The  flowing  tears,  and  crimson  sweat. 
The  bleeding  hands,  and  head,  and  feet! 

3  Jesus,  what  millions  of  our  race 
Have  l»een  the  triumphs  of  thy  grace! 
And  millions  more  to  tliee  shajl  fly. 
And  on  thy  sacrifice  re]y. 

4  The  sorrow,  shame  and  death  were  thtju^ 
And  ail  the  stores  of  wrath  div^ine! 
Ours  are  the  pardon,  life  and  bliss : 
What  love  can  be  com[)arM  to  this! 

nY.>iN  15.     Second  Part,     l.  m. 

He  was  crucified. 

STRETCH'D  on  the  cross  the  Saviour 
Hark!  iiis  expinhg  grohns  arise!  [die^ 
See,  from  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  si<le. 
Runs  down  the  sacred  crimson  tide  ! 

2  Believers  now,  behold  the  ma:i ! 
The  iiian  of  o;rief  coudemnM  for  yoii» 
The  !aipb  of  God  for  sinners  slain. 
Weeping  to  Calvary  pursue. 

3  HU-  sacred  limbs  they  pierce,  they  tear. 
With  n.'il>  tiiey  fisten  to  the  wood — 
Hi?  sacred  limbs  !  exposed  nm\  bare, 
Or  only  covered  with  his  blood. 

4  See  there  !  his  lemx)les  crowned  with  thorn?^ 
His  I  leeding  hands  extended  \>ide. 

His  strcauniij^  feet  trans'ixM  and  torn,. 
dP'ief^awtaiu  gi>s!>iu'^  lir.m  hi^  side 


•s 


HYMN  XV,  XVI.  31^ 

Tliou  clear,  thou  suffering;  Son  of  God, 
How  doth  thy  heart  to  sinners  move  I 
Sprinkle  on  us  thy  precious  blood, 
Consirain  us  with  thy  dying  love  ! 

Hymn  15.     Third  PaH.     Ln  m. 

li  is  Christ  that  died. 
INNER8  rejoice,  'tis  Christ  that  died  r^. 
Behold  the  blood  flows  from  his  side  ! 
To  wash  your  souls,  and  raise  you  high, 
To  dwell  with  God  above  the  sky. 
'Tis  Christ  that  died,  O  love  divine  I 
Here  mercy,  truth,  and  justice  shine ; 
God  reconcil'd  and  sinnei*s  bought 
With  Jesus'  blood — how  sweet  the  thought^ 
'Tis  Christ  that  died,  a  truth  indeed, 
On  which  my  faith  would  ever  ^ced  : 
Nor  let  the  works  that  I  perform 
Be  nam'd,  to  swell  a  haughty  worm. 

'Tis  Christ  that  died,  'tis  Christ  was  slain? 
To  save  my  soul  from  endle^-s  pain  ; 
'Tis  Christ  that  died  shall  be  my  theme. 
While  I  have  breath  to  praise  his  name. 
Hymn  16.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Christ  must  die  to  saiisff^/or  our  sitis. 

IMMORTAL  Goil,  on  thee  we  call, 
The  great  original  of  all ; 
Thro'  thee  we  are,  to  thee  we  tend, 
Our  sure  support,  our  glorious  end. 
We  praise  that  wise  mysterious  grace. 
That  pitied  our  revolted  race, 
And  Jesus,  our  great  cov'nant-head. 
The  captain  of  salvation, made v 
28 


814  HYMN  XVi. 

3  Thy  jftsticc  doom'd  that  he  ttlust  diift 
Who  for  our  sins  ^vould  satisfy : 
His  death  was  therefore  fix'd  of  old. 
And  in  thy  word  of  truth  foretold. 

4  A  scene  of  wonders  here  we  see, 
Worthy  thy  Son,  and  worthy  thee  ; 

And  while  this  theme  employs  our  tongded. 
All  heav'n  unites  its  sweetest  songs. 

Hymn   1 6.     Second  Part     l.  m. 

BeJiold  the  Lamb  of  God. 

1  TJEHOLD  the  sin-atonirig  Lamb, 
Jtjl  With  wonder,  gratitude,  and  love^ 
To  take  away  our  guilt  and  shame, 
See  him  descending  from  above. 

2  Our  sins  and  griefs  on  him  were  laid; 
He  meekly  bore  the  mighty  load: 
Our  ransom-price  he  fully  paid, 

In  groans  arid  tears,  in  sweat  and  blood 

8  To  save  his  guilty  church,  he  dies ; 
Mourners  behold  the  bleeding  Lamb  * 
To  him  lift  up  your  longing  eyes, 
And  hoj>e  for  rnerty  in  his  name. 

4  Pardon  and  peace  thro'  him  abound ; 
He  can  the  richest  l>les3ings  give: 
Salvation  in  his  name  is  found ; 
He  bids  the  dying  sinner  live. 

^  Jesus  my  Lord,  I  look  to  thee; 
Where  else  can  helpless  sinners  go? 
Thy  boundless  love  shall  set  me  free 
Vrom  all  my  wretchedness  and  wop 


HYMN  XV!.  SI? 

Hyivin  16.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

Christ  sustained  the  pains  qf  hill. 
ND  (iid  the  holy  and  the  just, 

The  SovVei^n  of  the  skies, 

Stoop  down  to  ^vretchedness  and  dust 
That  guilty  worms  might  rise  ? 
li  Yes,  the  Redeemer  in  his  soul 
SustainM  the  pains  of  hell ; 
The  wrath  of  God  without  control^, 
On  him  our  surety  fell. 
3  He  took  the  dying  sinner's  place, 
And  sufifer'd  in  bis  stead  ; 
For  man,  (O  miracle  of  grace  !) 
For  man  the  Saviour  bled  ! 
A  Dear  Lord,  what  heav'nly  wonders  dwell 
In  thy  atoning  blood  ! 
By  this  are  sinners  snatch'd  from  hell. 
And  rebels  brought  to  God. 

f»  Jesus,  my  soul  adoring  bends. 
To  love  so  full,  so  free  ; 
And  may  I  hope  that  love  extend* 
Its  sacred  pow'r  to  me  ? 

^  What  glad  return  can  I  impart 
For  favours  so  divine  ? 
O  !  take  my  all — this  worthless  heart. 
And  mrfke  it  only  thine. 
Hymn   16.     Fourth  Part.     c.  m. 

Blessed  arc  the  dead  that  die  in  the  Lord. 

1   jrjTEAR  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  pro- 
JH  For  all  the  pious  deatl  ;  [claim^ 

Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  nameS; 
^nd  soft  their  sleeping  bed> 


316  HYMN  XVI. 

i2  They  die  in  Jesus  and  are  blessM  ; 
How  kind  their  slumbers  are  ! 
From  sutT'rings  and  from  sin  released. 
And  freed  from  ev'ry  snare. 
3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife- 
They're  present  with  the  Lord  ; 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

Hymn  16.     Fifth  Part.     l.  m. 

The  saints  rest  in  their  grave. 

1  Q^  AINTS  in  their  graves  lie  down  in  peace, 
J^    No  more  by  sin  or  hell  oppre^t; 

The  wicked  there  from  troubling  cease. 
And  there  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

2  Thrice  happy  souls,  who're  gone  before 
To  that  inheritance  divine! 

They  labour,  sorrow,  sigh  no  more. 
But  bright  in  endless  glories  shine. 

3  There  shall  we  join  the  blissful  throngs 
And  meet  our  dearest  friends  again  { 
And,  all  eternity,  our  song 

To  Jesus  raise,  and  with  him  reign. 

Hymn  16.     Sixth  Part.     e.  m. 

Triumph  over  death. 

1  A    ND  must  this  t-ony  die? 
/%    This  mortal  frame  decay? 

And  must  the^e  active  limbs  of  mine. 
Lie  mould'ring  in  the  clay  ? 

2  Corru])tion,  earth,  and  worms, 
Shall  !rut  refine  this  ilesh  ; 

Till  my  triimi!»hant  spirit  comes. 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 


HYMN  XVL  311 

3  God,  my  Redeemer,  lives, 
And  often  from  the  skies 

Looks  down,  and  watches  o'er  my  dust. 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4  Array'd  in  glorious  grace, 
Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine; 

And  ev'ry  shape,  and  ev'ry  face, 
Look  heav'nly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 
To  Jesus'  dying  love; 

We  would  adore  his  grace  Iielow, 

And  sing  his  pow^'r  above. 
6  Dear  Lord  !  accept  the  praisq 

Of  these  our  humble  songs, 
rill  tunes  of  nobler  sound  we  raise, 

With  our  immortal  tongues. 

Hymn  1G.     Seventh  Part.     c.  m. 

The  prospect  qf  Heaven  Tnakes  death  easy  to  a  Believer 

1  fTlHEKE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

1      Where  saints  immortal  reign  .: 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-with'ring  flow'rs : 

Der^th,  like  a  narrow  be;i,  divides 

This  lieav'nly  land  fro^i  ours. 

o  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  fiocfi. 

Stand  dress'd  in  living  green  : 
So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolfd  between. 
4  But  tim'rous  mortals  start  and  shrink 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea ; 


^18  HYMN  XVIL 

And  linger,  shiv'ring  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  O !  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove^ 
These  gloomy  doubts  that  rise. 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love, 
With  unbeclouded  eyes ! 
€  Coukl  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 
And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 
Hymn  1 7.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

The  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  ^fM^lS  finish' dy  the  Redeemer  cries  ; 

p      Then  lowly  bows  his  fainting  heac}  » 
And  soon  th'  ex|)iring  sacrifice 
Sinks  to  the  regions  of  the  dead. 

2  -Tis  done — the  mighty  work  is  done ! 
For  men  or  angels  much  too  great ; 
Which  none,  but  God's  eternal  Son, 
Or  would  attempt,  or  could  complete. 

S  ^Tis  done — old  things  are  past  away, 
And  a  new  state  of  things  begun  ; 
A  kingdom  which  shall  ne'er  decay, 
But  shall  outlast  the  circling  sun. 

-^  A  new  account  of  time  begins; 
Now^  our  dear  Lord  resumes  his  breath; 
Charg'd  with  our  sorrows  and  our  sins; 
Our  lives  to  ransom  by  his  death. 

3  Once  he  was  dead,  but  now  he  reigns. 
He  lives,  he  lives,  he  lives  again: 
Let's  tell  oar  Joys  in  pious  strains, 
And  spread  the  glory  of  his  uauiei 


HYMN  XVII.  3W 

Hymn  17.     Second  Part,     I4.  m. 

/  knoTv  that  my  Redeemer  livelh. 

«   "M"  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  lives; 
J[   What  comfort  tliis  sweet  senteace  give^ ! 
He  lives,  he  lives,  who  once  was  dead, 
He  lives  my  ever  living  head! 

2  He  lives  triiim[)hant  from  the  grave. 
He  lives  eternally  to  save; 

He  lives  all  glorious  in  the  sky, 
He  lives  exalted  there  on  high. 

3  He  lives  to  bless  me  w^ith  his  love, 
He  lives  to  plead  for  me  above; 
He  lives  my  hungry  soul  to  feed, 
He  lives  to  hejp  in  tirat'  of  need. 

4  He  lives  to  grant  me  fresh  supply 
He  lives  to  guide  me  with  hi?  eye; 
He  lives  to  comfort  me  when  faint, 
He  lives  to  heg,r  my  soul's  complaint 

5  He  lives  to  silence  all  my  fears, 
He  lives  to  stop  and  wi;)e  my  tears; 
He  lives  to  calm  my  trou'-led  heart. 
He  lives  all  blessings  to  impart, 

6  He  lives  my  kind,  wise,  heav'nly  friend 
He  lives  and  loves  me  to  the  em\ ; 

He  lives,  and,  while  hi;  live:^,  Til  sing. 
He  lives,  my  prophet,  priest,  and  kingc 

7  He  lives,  and  grants  me  daily  breath, 
He  lives,  and  1  shall  conquer  death; 
He  lives  my  mansion  to  prepare. 

He  lives  to  bring  me  safely  there. 
3   He  lives,  all  glory  to  his  name ! 
IJe  lives,  my  Jesus,  still  the  same; 


|i«  HYMN  XVin. 

0  the  sv.  eet  Joy  this  sentence  gives, 

1  know  that  my  lledeemer  lives ! 

Hymn  18.     First  Part.     l.  m. 
He  ascended  into  heaven. 

1  ^^UR  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead, 
\y   Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high  ] 
The  pow'rs  of  hell  are  captive  led, 
DraggM  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2  There  his  triumphal  chariot  waits, 
And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay ; 

"  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heav'uly  gates. 
'^  Ye  everlasting  doors,  give  way!" 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  mass)^  light. 
And  wide  mifold  the  radiant  scene; 
He  claims  those  m-msions  as  his  rights 
Receive  the  King  pf  glory  in. 

4  "  Who  is  the  King  of  glory,  who  ?" 
The  Lord  that  all  his  foes  o'ercame, 
The  world,  sin,  death,  and  hell  o'erthrew 
And  Jesu?  is  the  conq'ror's  name. 

^  Lo  !  his  triumphant  chariot  waits, 
And  angels  chaut  the  solemn  lay, 
"  Lift  uj>  you  heads,  ye  heav'nly  gates! 
"  Ye  everlasting  doors  g;ive  way  !'' 

6  *-*Who  is  the  Ki/.g  of  glory,  who?" 
The  Lord  of  boundless  pow'r  posbcst^ 
The  Kiiig  of  saiuts  and  angeis  too, 
God  over  all,  for  ever  blest. 

HvMN  18.     S,ccond  ParL     l.  m. 

Forerunner. 
i    f.^t.AR,  far  leyond  the  e  lower  skie« 
.C     Up  to  the  glories  all  his  own 


HYMN  XVIII.  #2t 

Where  we  by  faith  Hit  up  our  eyes, 
Tliere  Jesu?,  our  Foreruuuer's,  gone. 
'.  Amidst  the  shining  hosts  above. 
Whore  his  blest  smile  new  pleasure  gives, 
Where  all  is  wonder,  joy,  and  love; 
There  Jesus,  our  Forerunner,  live>«. 

>  Before  his  heav'niy  Father's  face, 
For  evVy  saint  he  intercedes; 
And  with  infallible  success. 
There  Jesus,  our  Forerunner,  plead- 

4  We  shall,  when  we  in  heav'n  appear. 
His  praises  sing,  his  wonders  tell; 
And  with  our  great  Forerunner  therC; 
For  ever  and  for  ever  dwell. 

Hymn  n.     Third  PaH.     l.  m. 

Tke.  presence^  glory,  and  power  of  Christ. 

1  "^K^^tTH  transport,  Lord,  our  souls  prOf^ 

f  f  claim 

Th'  immortal  honours  of  thy  name ; 
A  It  ho'  ascended  to  thy  throne, 
Thou  still  art  present  with  thine  own. 

2  High  on  his  Father's  royal  seat, 
Our  Je^us  shone  divinely  ereat ; 

Ere  Adam's  clay  with  life  was  warm'd. 
Or  Gabriel's  nobler  spirit  form'd. 

\  Thro'  all  succeeding  ages,  he 
The  same  hath  been — the  same  shall  be; 
Im^nortal  radiance  gihis  his  head, 
While  stars  and  suns  wax  old,  and  fade. 

The  same  his  pow'r  his  flock  to  guard :, 
7^ he  same  his  bounty  to  reward  : 


m  HYMN  XIX 

The  same  his  faithfulness  and  love. 

To  saints  on  earth  and  saints  above. 
5  Let  nature  change,  and  sink,  and  die; 

Jesus  shall  raise  his  chosen  high ; 

And  fix  them  near  his  heav'niy  thronej 

In  gh)rj  changeless  as  his  own. 

HyxMn  1 9.     First  Part     l.  m. 
He  dtteth  at  tho,  rii;hl  hand  qf  God. 
■I     T  ESUS  the  Lord  our  souls  adore, 

^    A  painful  suif 'rer  now  no  more ; 

At  the  right  hand  of  God  he  reigns 

O'er  earth,  and  heav'n's  extensive  plain?- 

^  His  race  for  ever  is  com[)lete ; 
For  ever  undisturb'd  his  seat ; 
Myriads  of  angels  round  him  fly> 
And  sing  his  well-gain'd  victory. 

3  Yet  'midst  the  honours  of  liis  throne, 
Kejoys  not  for  himself  alone; 

His  meanest  servants  share  their  part. 
Share  in  that  royal  tender  heart. 

4  Raise,  raise,  my  soul,  thy  raptur'd  sight 
With  sacred  wonder  and  delight ; 
Jesus  at  God's  right  hand  now  see, 
Enter'd  \Yithin  the  veil  for  thee. 

Hym^:  19.     Second  Part.     c.  m, 

Jesus  our  vital  head. 

1  "l*  ESUS,  we  sing  thy  matchless  grac^, 
^     That  calls  poor  worms  thy  own  ; 
Gives  us  among  thy  saints  a  place, 

To  make  thy  glories  known. 

2  Allied  to  thee  our  vital  Iiead 

We  live,  and  grow,  and  thrive 


HYMN  XIX.  ^i 


From  thee  divided,  each  is  deadl, 
When  most  he  seems  alive. 

3  Thy  saints  on  earth,  and  thos.e  above. 

Here  join  in  sweet  accord  : 
One  body  ali  in  mutual  love, 
And  thou,  our  common  Lord. 

4  May  faith  from  thee  each  hoar  derive, 

Supplies  with  fresh  delight ; 
While  death  and  hell  in  vain  shall  strife 
This  bond  to  disunite. 

5  Thou  the  whole  body  wilt  present 

Before  thy  Father's  face  ; 
Nor  shall  a  wrinkle  or  a  spot 
Its  beauteous  form  disgrace. 
Hymn  19.     Third  Part.     l.  ato 

Christ  mil  come  to  judge  the  world. 

1  I^TOW  to  the  Lord  that  made  us  kno\^ 
X^    The  wonders  of  his  dying  love^ 
Be  humi)le  honours  paid  below, 

And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above. 

2  'Twas  he  that  cleans'd  our  foulest  siiis^ 
And  w  ash'd  us  in  Ids  richest  blood ; 
'Tis  he  that  makes  us  priests  aud  king? 
And  brings  us  rebels  near  to  God. 

^  To  Jesus,  our  atoning  Priest, 
To  Jesu.^,  our  superior  King, 
Be  everlasting  pow'r  confessed, 
And  ev'r}'  tongue  his  glory  sing. 

1  Behold  !  ori  flying  clouds  he  comes. 
And  evVy  ^ye  shall  see  his  f  ice  ; 
Tho'  with  our  sins  we  pierc'd  him  once^ 
He  now  displays  his  pard'ning  grace. 


3-24  HYMN  XI j^. 

5  The  unbelieving  world  shall  wail, 
While  we  rejoice  to  see  the  day  ; 
Come,  Lord  !  nor  let  thy  promise  fail, 
Xor  let  thy  chariots  long  delay. 

Hymn  19.     Fourth  Part,     p.  m* 
Day  of  Judgment. 

1  TT^AY  of  judgment,  day  of  wonders  I 
jLF  Hark !  the  trumpet's  awful  sound. 
Louder  than  a  thousand  thunders, 

Shakes  the  vast  creation  round. 
How  the  summons 
Will  the  sinner's  heart  confound  ! 

2  See  the  judge  our  nature  wearing. 

Cloth'd  in  majesty  divine  ! 
You  who  long  for  his  appearing. 

Then  shall  say,  ^^This  G*od  is  mrne: 
"  Gracious  Saviour, 
"  Own  me  in  that  &dy  for  thine  1^' 

3  At  his  call,  the  dead  awaken. 

Rise  to  life  from  earth  and  sea : 
All  the  pow'rs  of  nature,  shaken 

By  his  looks,  prepare  to  flee ; 
Careless  sinner, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee  7 

4  Horrors'  past  imagination. 

Will  surprise  your  trembling  liearf 
When  you  hear  your  condemnation, 

"  Hence,  accursed  wretch,  depart  r 
"  Thou  with  satan 
"  And  his  angels,  have  thy  part !" 

5  BiTt  to  those  who  have  confessed, 

Lov'd  and  served  the  Lord,  below 


HYMN  XIX.  325 

He  will  say,  "  Come  near,  ye  blessed, 

"  See  the  kingdom  I  bestovv  : 
"  You  tor  ever 

"  Shall  my  love  and  glory  kaow." 
6  Under  sorrows  and  reproaches, 

May  this  thought  our  courage  raise ! 
Swiftly  God's  great  day  approaches, 

Sighs  shall  then  be  chang'd  to  praise 
May  we  triumph 
When  the  world  is  in  a  blaze. 

Hymn  19.     Fifth  Part.     p.  m> 

Lo^  he  Cometh. 

1  T    O !  he  Cometh !  counties,^  trumpets 
JLii  Blow  to  raise  the  sleeping  dead; 
Midst  ten  thousand  saints  and  angels 

See  their  great  exalted  head. 
Hallelujah, 
Welcome,  welcome.  Son  of  God.. 

2  Now  his  merit,  by  the  har{)ers, 

Thro'  th'  eternal  deep  resounds; 
Now  resj)lendent  shine  his  nail-prints, 

Ev'ry  eye, shall  see  his  wounds: 
They,  who  pierc'd  him, 
Shall  at  his  appearance  wail. 

3  Full  of  joyful  expectation, 

Saints,  behold  the  .Judge  appear  ^ 
Truth  and  justice  go  before  him, 

Now  the  joyful  sentence  hear  : 
Hallelujah, 
Welcome,  welcome,  Judge  divine 

4  "  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father 

'^  Enter  into  life  nnd  Joy  • 


i2d  HYMN  XX. 

"  Banish  all  your  fears  and  sorrows, 
''  Endless  praise  be  your  emi)loy :"'' 
Hallelujah, 
Welcome,  welcome  to  the  skies. 

J  Now  at  once  they  rise  to  glory, 
Jesus  brings  them  as  their  king; 

There,  with  all  the  hosts  of  heav'n- 
They  eternal  anthems  sing ; 

Hallelujah, 

Boundless  glory  to  the  Lamb. 

Hymn  20.     First  Part     l.  m. 

God  thz  Holy  Ghost. 

ITERNAL  Spirit!  we  confess 
And  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  grace . 
Thy  pow'r  conveys  our  blessings  down 
From  God  the  Father  and  the  Son. 
2  Enlighten'd  by  thi^ie  heav'nly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  tw  day; 
We  learn  the  meaning  of  thy  word, 
And  find  salvation  in  the  Lord. 

']  Thy  powV  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin. 
Our  wild  imperious  lusts  subdue, 
And  foini  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

\  The  troubled  conscience  knows  tliy  voice ' 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys; 
Thy  words  allay  th^  sioriny  wind, 
And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 
Hymn  20.     Second  Part.     l-.  3i. 

The  influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit  experienced. 

1  TT^E  All  Lord,  and  shall  thy  Spirit  res< 
JLj?  In  such  a  wretched  heart  as  mine  ? 


HYMN  XX.  32T 

Unworthy  dwelling  !  glorious  Guest ! 
Favour  astonishing,  divine  ! 

2  When  sin  prevails,  and  gloomy  fear. 
And  ho[)e  almost  expires  in  night, 
liOrd,  can  thy  S|)irit  then  be  here. 
Great  spring  of  comfort,  life  and  light  < 

3  Sure  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh ; 
'Tis  he  sustains  my  fainting  heart ; 
Else  would  my  hopes  for  ever  die, 
And  ev'ry  cheering  ray  depart. 

4  When  some  kind  promise  glads  my  souK 
Do  I  not  find  his  healing  voice 

The  tempest  of  my  fears  control. 
And  bid  my  droojung  powTs  rejoii^e  ' 

5  When'er  to  call  the  Saviour  mine, 
With  ardent  wish  my  heart  aspires  ; 
Can  it  he  less  than  pow'r  divioe, 
Which  animates  these  strong  desires  ? 

J  What  less  than  tliine  almighty  word 
Can  raise  my  heart  from  earth  and  dust . 
And  l)id  me  cleave  to  thee,  my  Lord, 
My  life,  my  treasure,  and  my  trust  ? 

T  And  when  my  cheerful  hope  can  say, 
"  I  love  ray  God,  and  taste  his  grace;" 
Lord,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray, 
Which  brings  this  dawn  of  sacred  peace  ? 

8  Let  thy  kind  Spirit  in  my  heart. 
For  ever  dwell,  O  God  of  love  ; 
And  light  and  heav'nly  peace  impart. 


328  HYMN  XX,  XXI. 

Hy3in  20.     Third  Part     c.  m. 

Breathing  after  ike  Holy  Spirit. 

1  #^0]\1E,  Holy  Sjurit,  heav'nly  dove* 
\J  AVith  all  thy  quick'ning  j)o\v'rs, 
Kmdie  a  flame  of  sacred  love 

In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Loolc,  how  we  grovel  here  below , 

Fond  of  these  (rifling  toys  : 
Our  soul's  can  neither  fly  nor  go, 
To  reach  eternal  Joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs. 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise, 
Kosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord  !  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor,  dying  rate  ? 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 

5  Come,  Holy  Spjrit,  heav'nly  dove, 

AVith  all  thy  quick'ning  pow'rs^ 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love. 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

Hymn  21.     First  Part,     l.  m. 

The  Church. 

1  OJHOUT  :  for  the  blessed  Jesus  reign?, 
J^   Thro'  distant  lands  his  triumphs  spread 
And  sinners,  freed  from  endless  pains. 
Own  him  their  Saviour  and  their  head. 

2  He  calls  his  chosen  from  afar, 
They  all  at  Z ion's  gate  arrive  ; 
Tiio-e  ^^ho  were  dead  iu  sin  before, 
By  sovereign  grace  are  made  alive. 


HYMN  XXL  321^ 

3  G^nrfles  and  Jews  his  laws  obey, 
Nations  remote  their  offerings  bring, 
And,  unconstraiu'd  their  homage  pay 
To  their  exalted  God  and  king. 

4  O  m^^y  his  holy  Church  increase, 
His  word  and  Spirit  still  prevail; 
While  angels  celebrate  his  praise, 
And  saints  his  growing  glories  hail : 

5  Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lamb, 
From  all  below  and  all  above; 
In  lofty  songs  exalt  his  name. 
In  songs,  as  lasting  as  his  love. 

Hymn  2L     Second  Part,     l.  m^ 

Election  sovereign  and  free. 

\  TIEHOLD!  the  potter  moukls  the  clay. 
JJ  His  vessel  forms  himself  to  please  : 
Such  is  our  God,  and  such  are  Ave, 
The  subjects  of  his  just  decrees. 

2  Dotli  not  the  workman's  pow'r  exteiid 
O'er  all  the  mass;  which  part  to  choose. 
And  mouKl  it  for  a  nobler  end ; 

And  which  to  leave  for  viler  use  ? 

3  May  not  the  sov'reign  Lord  on  high 
Dispense  his  favours  as  he  will; 
Choose  i^orae  to  life,  while  others  die: 
And  yet  be  just  and  glorious  still  ? 

4  What,  if  to  make  his  terror  known, 
He  lets  his  patieuce  long  endure, 
Suff' ring  vile  rebels  to  go  on. 

And  seal  their  own  destruction  sure? 
3  What,  if  he  mean  to  show  his  grace. 
And  his  electing  love  employ 
29  '^ 


330  HYMN  XXI ; 

To  mark  out  some  of  mortal  race,  ^ 
And  form  them  ftt  for  heav'nly  joy  I 

6  Shall  man  rej)ly  against  the  Lord, 
And  call  his  Maker's  ways  unjust; 
The  thunder  of  Athose  dreadful  word 
Can  crush  a  thousand  worlds  to  dust  / 

7  But,  O!  my  soul,  if  truth  so  bright 
Should  dazzle  and  confound  thy  sight ; 
Yet  still  his  written  will  obey, 

And  wait  the  great  decisive  day. 

8  Then  shall  he  make  his  justice  known 
And  the  whole  world,  l)efore  his  throne 
With  joy,  or  terror,  shall  confess 

The  giory  of  hi^  righteousness. 

Hymn  21.     Third  Fart.     s.  m. 

Co7nmiinio7i  of  Saints. 

1  ipi.EST  l)e  the  tie  that  binds 
J[3  ^'^^  heartsin  Christian  love 

The  feilowshij)  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 
We  pour  our  ardent  prayers; 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one. 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes; 
Our  mutual  burdens  bear; 

And  often  for  each  otlua*  ilows 
The  sympathising  tear* 

4  We're  one  in  Christ  our  head. 
In  him  we  grow,  and  thrive ; 

Nor  will  he  leave  i:r,  with  the  dead, 
While  he  remains  alive- 


HYMN  XXI.  m 

3  This  glorious  ho|>e  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way; 

t\  hile  each  in  expectation  lives, 

And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 
And  sin,  we  shall  be  free ; 
Vnd  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Thro'  all  eternity. 
Hymn  21.     Fourth  Part.     s.  m. 
Christian  love. 

1  T    ET  party-names  no  more 

jLi   The  Christian  world  o'erspread  ; 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
Are  one  in  Christ  their  head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  be  found  ; 

Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance. 

With  mutual  blessings  crown'd. 

3  Let  envy,  child  of  hell ! 
Be  banish'd  far  away  ; 

Those  should  in  strictest  friendship  dwell, 
Who  the  same  Lord  obey. 

4  Thus  will  the  church  below 
Resemble  that  al)ove, 

Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  flow, 
And  ev'ry  heart  is  love. 

Hymn  21.     Fifth  Fart,     l.  m. 
Fori^veness  of  sins. 
lORGIVENESS!  'tis  a  joyful  sound. 
To  sinners  doom'd  to  death  and  pains 
The  blood  of  Christ  heals  ev'ry  wound. 
And  washes  from  the  foulest  stains. 


332  HYMN  XXI. 

2  'Tis  the  rich  gift  of  love  divine  ; 
'Tis  full,  out-meas'ring  ev'ry  crime  : 
-  Unclouded  shall  its  glories  shine, 
And  feel  no  change  by  changing  time. 

?f  O'er  sins  unbounded  as  the  sand, 
And  like  the  mountains  for  their  size,- 
The  seas  of  sov'reigu  grace  expand  ; 
The  seas  of  sov'reign  grace  arise. 

1  For  this  stupendous  love  of  heav'n. 
What  grateful  honours  shall  we  show  ! 
Where  much  transgression  is  forgiv'n, 
Love  should  with  fervent  ardor  glow. 

Hymn  21.     Sixth  ParL    l.  m. 

Seeking  pardon. 

1  1"    ORD,  at  thy  feet  I  prostrate  fall, 
JLj  Opprest  with  fears,  to  thee  I  call 
Reveal  thy  pard'ning  love  to  me, 
And  set  my  captive  spirit  free. 

2  Hast  thou  not  said,  "  Seek  ye  my  face ;' 
The  invitation  I  embrace  ; 

I'll  seek  thy  face  ;  thy  Spirit  give  ! 
O  !  let  me  see  thy  face,  and  live. 

3  I'll  seek  thy  face  with  cries  and  tears, 
With  secret  sighs  and  fervent  [)rayers : 
And,  if  not  heard,  I'll  waiting  sit, 
And  perish  at  my  Saviour's  feet. 

i  But  canst  thou.  Lord,  behold  my  paiu, 
And  bid  me  seek  thy  face  in  vain  ! 
Thou  wilt  not,  canst  not  me  deceiv^, 
The  soul  thai  ?eeks>hy  face  .^liall  live 


HYMN  XXII.  33: 

Hymn  22.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

B^surrection  qf  the  dead. 

^LEST  Jesus,  source  of  ev'ry  grace. 
From  far  to  vieAy  thy  smiling  face., 
Vv  hile  absent  thus  by  faith  we  live, 
Exceeds  all  joys  that  earth  can  give. 

2  But  O  !  what  extacy  unknown 

Fills  the  wide  circle  round  thy  throne 
Wliere  evVy  rapt'rous  hour  appears 
Nobler  than  millions  of  our  years  ! 

3  Millions  by  millions  multiplied, 

Shall  ne'er  thy  saints  from  thee  divide . 
But  the  brighllegions  live  and  praise 
Thro'  all  thy  own  immortal  days. 

4  O  happy  dead,  in  thee  that  sleep, 

Tho'  o'er  their  raouldVing  dust  we  weep  I 
O  faithful  Saviour,  who  shall  come 
That  dust  to  ransom  from  the  tomb! 

5  While  thine  unerring  word  imparts 
So  rich  a  cordial  to  our  hearts, 

Thro'  tears  our  triumphs  shall  be  shown, 
Tho'  round  their  graves,  and  near  our  own. 
Hymn  22.     Second  Part,     c.  m. 

A  prospect  qf  the  resurrection. 
1   TT|^^^^  '^1^2;  shall  death,  the  tyrant,  reign, 
.    fl  i    And  triumph  o'er  the  just; 
While  the  rich  blood  of  martyrs  slain. 
Lies  mingled  with  the  dust? 

I  Faith  sees  the  Lord  of  glory  come, 
With  flaming  guards  around ; 
The  skies  divide  to  make  him  room, 
The  trumpet  shakes  the  ground    ' 


334  HYMN  XXII. 

3  Faith  hears  the  voice,  "  Ye  dead  arise  / 

And  lo  !  the  graves  obey; 
And  waking  saiuts  with  joyful  eyes 
Salute  th'  expected  day. 

4  They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  wing 

Rise  to  tlie  midway  air; 
In  shining  garments  meet  their  King. 
And  low  adore  him  there. 

5  O  may  our  humble  cpiiits  stawd 

Among  them  cloth'd  in  white! 
The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hancl 
Is  infinite  delight. 

6  How  will  our  joy  and  wonder  riscj 

When  our  returning  King 
Shall  bear  us  homeward  thro'  the  skie^. 
On  love's  trium volant  wing ! 

Hymn  22.     Third  Part.     c.  n. 

JJft  ev&rlasiing. 

1  A   MAZING  grace!    how  sweet  the 
xIL  Tiiat  siiv'd  a  wretch  like  me !    [souud 
1  once  was  lost,  but  now  am  found,  '^ 

A\^as  blind,  but  now  I  see. 

2  ^Twas  grace,  that  taught  my  heart  to  fear. 

And  grace  my  fears  relievM ; 
How  precious  did  that  grace  ap|>ear. 
The  hour  I  first  believ'd! 

3  Thro'  many  dangers,  toils  and  snares, 

I  have  ab-eady  come; 
'Tis  grace,  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4  The  Lord  has  promis'd  gooct  io  me, 

His  word  my  hope  secures ; 


HYMN  XXII.  a35 

He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be^ 
As  long  as  life  endures. 

5  Yes,  when  this  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail^ 

And  mortal  life  shall  cease ; 
I  shall  possess  Avithin  the  veil, 
A  life  of  joy  and  peace. 

6  There  joys  unseen  by  mortal  ejes,/ 

Or  reason's  feeble  ray, 
In  ever  blooming  }»ro6pect6  rise. 
Unconscious  of  decay. 

7  Then  now,  on  faith's  sublhmest  win^, 

Let  ardent  wishes  rise, 
To  those  bright  scenes,  where  pleasures 
Immortal  in  the  skies.  [spring. 

Hymn  22.     Fourth  ParL     c.  m. 

Hrpe  of  heaven. 

1  \1/^H  AT  have  I  in  tiiis  barren  land  ? 
f^  f      My  Jesus  is  not  here  ; 
Mine  eyes  will  ne'er  be  ide^t,  until 
My  Jesus  doth  appear. 

'  My  Jesus  is  gone  up  to  heav'n. 
To  fix  a  place  Car  ^ne  ; 
For  'tis  his  will,  that,  where  he  i?, 
His  followers  should  he. 
'  Canaan  I  view  from  Pis^ah's  top  : 
Of  Canaan'?  grapes  I  taste  ; 
My  Lord,  who  sends  them  to  me  here; 
Will  send  for  me  at  last. 

J  I  have  a  pod  that  changeth  not ; 
Why  should  I  be  p^^rplex'd  ? 
My  Goil,  who  owns  me  m  this  worfd. 
Will  own  me  in  the  next. 


be  HYMN  XXII,  XXIII. 

5  My  dearest  friends,  they  dwell  above 
Them  will  I  go  to  see  ; 
And  all  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Will  soon  come  after  me. 

Hymn  22.     Fifth  Part.     c.  m. 

Happiness  of  departed  Saints. 

1  WJfOW  happy  are  the  souls  above, 
jCm.  From  sin  and  sorrow  free  ! 
With  Jesus  they  are  now.  at  rest. 

Arid  all  his  glory  see  ! 

2  "  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  aloud  they  cry, 

"  That  brought  us  here  to  God  f 
In  ceaseless  hymns  of  praise  they  shout 
The  virtue  of  his  blood. 

3  Sweet  gratitude  inspires  their  songs, 

Ambitious  to  proclaim, 
Before  the  Father's  awful  throne, 
The  honours  of  the  Lamb. 

4  With  wond'ring  joy  they  recollect 

Their  fears  and  dangers  past ; 
And  'oless  the  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  love. 
Which  brought  them  f-afe  at  Ir't-t. 
^  Lord,  let  the  merit  of  tliy  death 
To  me  be  likewise  giv'n; 
And  I,  with  them,  will  shout  thy  praist 
Eternally  in  heav'n. 

Hymn  23.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Justification. 
\    T    ORD,  thy  imj>uted  righteousness 
jLa    ^b'  beauty  is,  my  glorious  dress  ; 
'Midst  flaming  worlds  in  this  arrayed. 
With  joy  shall  1  lift  up  my  h^ad. 


HYMN  XXIII.  3^^ 

t  When  from  the  dust  of  death  I  rise, 
To  take  my  mansion  in  the  skies  ; 
Ev'n  then  shall  this  be  all  my  plea, 
''  Jesus  hath  livM  and  died  for  me." 

3  Bokl  shall  I  stand  in  that  great  day, 
For  who  aught  to  my  charge  shall  lay  ? 
While  thro'  thy  blood  absolved  I  am, 
From  sin'^s  tremendous  curse  and  shame 

4  Thus  Abraham,  the  friend  of  God, 
Thus  all  the  armies  bought  with  blood; 
By  faith  on  thee  alone  relied. 

And  in  the  Lord  were  justified. 

5  This  si)otless  robe  the  same  appears 
When  ruin  d  nature  sinks  in  years  : 
No  age  can  change  its  glorious  hue. 
The  robe  of  Christ  is  ever  new. 

j  0  !  let  the  dead  now  liear  thy  voice  I 
Bid,  Lord,  thy  mourning  ones  rejoice  ^ 
Their  beauty  this,  their  glorious  dress, 
•  Jesus,  the  Lord  our  righteousness." 
Hymn  23.     Second  Part,     l.  m. 
Union  rvith  Jesus. 
1  'np^WIXT  Jesus  and  the  chosen  race, 
m      Subsists  a  l)ond  of  sov'reign  grace, 
That  hell,  with  its  infernal  (rain, 
b^hall  ne'er  dissolve,  or  rend  in  twainw 

t  Hail  sacred  union,  firm  and  strong ! 
How  great  the  grace!  how  sweet  the  song^ 
That  worms  of  earth  should  ever  be 
One  with  incarnate  Deity. 

'  One  in  the  tomb,  one  when  he  rose, 
Od^j  w  hen  he  triumphW  o'er  his  foes .; 


3^8  HYMN  XXill. 

One  when  in  heav'n  he  took  his  seftt; 
While  seraphs  sung  all  hell's  defeat. 

4  This  sacred  tie  forbids  their  fears, 
For  all  he  is,  or  has,  is  theirs ; 
With  him  their  head,  they  stand  or  fall:, 
Their  life,  their  surety,  and  their  all. 
Hymn  23.     Third  Part.     c.  m* 

TA*  Lord  our  ri^hUcusncss. 

I   (^  AVIQUR  divine,  we  know  thy  name/ 
^5   And  in  that  name  we  trust; 
Thou  art  the  Lord,  our  righteousness^ 
Thou  art  thine  Israel's  boast. 

'2  The  sins  of  ev'n  the  best  spent  day 
Might  plunge  us  in  de.>|iair;  , 
YeX  all  the  crimes  of  num'rous  years 
Shall  our  great  surety  clear. 

'^  That  spotless  robe,  which  he  hath  wrought^ 
Shall  deck  us  all  arcuxl ; 
In  his  imputed  righteousness, 
No  blemish  shall  be  found. 

4  Pardon,  and  peace,  and  lively  hope 
To  sifiiiers  now  arc  giv'n; 
And  weepin^i;  saints  shall  change  ere  long, 
Their  wilderness  for  heav'n. 

'j  With  joy  we  taste  that  mrinna  now, 
Thy  mercy  scatters  down; 
We  seal  ourhumlde  vows  to  th^jcy 
And  wait  tlvQ  ijromis'd  crown. 

Hymn  23.     Ycnirlh  Part     i..  M,- 

T/<e  excellencies  of  Chiat. 

\     TOJN,  all  who  love  iho  Saviour's  nfime; 
iJI    To  sing  hh  everlastijjg  fame : 


HYMN  XXIII  33S 

Oreat  God,  prepare  each  heart  and  voice, 
lu  himiorever  to  rejoice. 

2  Of  him  whal  wondrous  things  are  told ! 
In  liim  "vvhat  glories  1  behold! 

For  him  I  gladly  all  things  leave  ; 
To  him,  my  soul,  forever  cleave ! 

3  In  liim  my  treasure's  all  contain'd; 
By  him  my  feeble  soul's  sustain'd ; 
From  him  what  favours  1  receive  t 
Thro'  him  I  shall  forever  live. 

4  With  him  I  daily  love  to  walk; 
Of  him  my  soul  delights  to  talk; 
On  him  I  cast  my  ev'ry  care : 
Like  him  one  day  I  shall  appear. 

5  Bless  him,  my  soul,  from  day  to  day; 
Trust  him  to  lead  thee  on  thy  way ; 
Give  him  thy  poor,  weak,  sinful  heart  | 
With  him  O  never,  never  part. 

6  Take  him  for  strength  and  righteousness^ 
Make  him  thy  refuge  in  distress : 

Love  him  above  all  earthly  Joy; 
And  him  in  ev'ry  thing  employ. 

7  Prai«e  him  in  cheerful,  grateful  sorE!;s; 
To  him  your  higliest  praise  belongs ! 
Bless  him,  who  doth  your  heav'n  prepare^ 
And  whom  you'll  praise  for  ever  there. 

Hymn  23.     Fifth  Fart,     l.  m. 

IVe  are  not  acrrptfd  on  arcr,vnt  nfthe  worthiiips^  qfonr/'iiih 

1    13 y  faith  in  Chri-t  we're  ju-lified, 
JlJJ   Since  '(is  by  faith  Christ  is  applied; 
But  not  for  faith,  or  any  thing 
We  <"ither  sutfer,  do,  or  bring. 


340  HYMN  XXIV. 

2  Faith  is  the  hand,  that  Christ  receivesi 
And  takes  the  treasures,  which  he  gives ^ 
But  faith  no  merit  can  possess : 

Christ  is  the  Lord  our  righteousness. 

3  Jesus,  our  soul's  delightful  choice, 
In  thee  believing,  we  rejoice ; 
Thy  promises  our  hearts  revive, 
And  keep  our  fainting  faith  alive. 

4  Do  thou  the  languid  spark  inflame, 
Reveal  the  glories  of  thy  name  I 
Let  thy  imputed  righteousness 

Be  all  our  trust,  our  jo}-  and  peace. 
HyxMN  24.     First  Part.     z>.  m. 
Our  good  works  arc  no  part  of  our  righteousness  before  God. 

1  TWr^  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
X^    Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done; 

I  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 
To  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son, 

2  Now,  for  the  love  I  bear  his  name. 
What  was  my  gain,  I  count  my  loss^ 
My  fornier  pride  I  call  my  shame^ 
And  nail  my  glory  to  his  cross. 

3  Yes;  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 
All  things  but  loss  for  Jesus'  sake : 
O  may  my  soul  he  found  in  him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake  ! 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 
Dares  not  appear  before  thy  throne; 
But  faith  can  answ  er  thy  demands, 
By  pleading  what  my  Lo.rd  has  donC: 


HYMN  XXIV,  XXV,  341 

Hymn  24.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Grace  doth  not  make  men  careless  or  profane. 

1  ^ELF-rigliteous  souls  ou  works  rely, 
J^    And  boast  their  moral  dignity; 
iSut  when  I  lisp  a  song  of  praise, 
Grace  is  the  note  my  soul  shall  raise. 

2  'Twas  grace  that  quicken'd  me  when  dead. 
And  grace  my  soul  to  Jesus  led; 

Grace  brings  me  ()ardon  for  my  sin ; 
'Tis  grace  subdues  my  lusts  within. 

3  'Tis  grace  that  sweetens  ev'ry  cross, 
'Tis  grace  supports  in  ev'ry  loss; 

In  Jesus'  grace  my  soul  is  strong; 
Grace  is  my  hope,  and  Christ  my  song. 

4  'Tis  grace  defends  when  dangers  near! 
By  grace  alone  1  persevere; 

'Tis  grace  constrains  m}^  soul  to  love — 
Free  grace  is  all  they  sing  above. 

5  Thus,  'tis  alone  of  grace  I  boast, 
And  'tis  alone  in  grace  I  trusf ; 

For  all  that's  past  grace  is  my  Uiemc^ 
For  what's  to  come  'lis  still  the  same 

.6  Thro'  endless  years,  of  grace  I'll  ?ing. 
Adore  and  bless  my  heav'nly  King; 
I'll  cast  my  crown  before  his  throne, 
And  shout  free  grace  to  him  alone. 

Hymn  2.').      c.  m. 

The  Sacraments. 

'  Y   Saviour  God,  my  sovVeign  Prince, 
Reigns  far  above  the  skies  ; 
13ui  ..rings  his  graces  (Iov,n  to  sense. 
And  helps  my  faith  to  rise. 
:^o  • 


g42  HYMN  XXVi. 

2  My  eyes  and  ears  shall  bless  his  name  . 

They  read  and  hear  his  word ; 
My  touch  and  taste  shall  do  the  same, 
When  they  receive  the  Lord. 

3  baptismal  water  is  design'd 

To  seal  his  cleansing  grace ; 
While  at  his  feast  of  bread^  and  wiiie 
He  gives  his  saints  a  place ; 

4  But  not  the  waters  of  a  flood 

Can  make  my  flesh  so  clean; 
As  by  his  Spirit  and  his  blood 
He'll  wash  ray  soul  from  sin. 

5  Not  choicest  meats,  nor  noblest  wines; 

So  much  my  heart  refresh ; 
As  when  my  faith  goes  thro'  the  signs. 

And  feeds  ujion  his  flesh. 
8  I  love  the  Lord,  that  stoops  so  low, 

To  give  his  word  a  seal : 
But  the  rich  grace  his  hands  bestow^ 

Exceeds  the  figures  still. 

Hymn  26.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Baptism. 

i  'inniWAS  the  commission  of  our  Lord^ 
P      Go  teach  the  nations  and  baptize : 
The  nations  have  received  the  word 
Since  he  ascended  to  the  skies. 

2  He  sits  upon  tli'  eternal  hills, 
With  grace  and  pardon  in  his  hands, 
And  sends  his  cov'nant,  with  the  seals, 
To  bless  the  distant  heathen  lands. 

3  Repent  and  be  baptizd,  lie  saith. 
For  the  rcmis^^'ion  of  ,yo7:r  si?is ; 


HYMN  XXVI.  a4? 

And  thus  our  sense  assists  our  faith, 
And  shows  us  what  his  gospel  means^. 

Our  souls  he  washes  in  his  blood, 
As  water  makes  the  body  clean ; 
And  tJie  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Descends  like  purifj^ing  rain. 

Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee, 
And  seal  our  cov'nant  with  the  Lord; 
O  may  the  great  eternal  Three 
In  heav'n  our  solemn  vow  s  record ! 
Hymn  26.     Second  Part,     cm. 

Improvement  of  Baptism. 

A   TTEND,  ye  children  of  your  God, 
J\    Ye  heirs  of  glory  hear  : 
For  accents,  so  divine  as  these, 

Might  charm  the  dullest  ear. 
Baptiz'd  into  your  Saviour's  death. 

Your  soals  to  sin  must  die  ; 
With  Christ  your  Lord,  ye  live  anew 

With  Christ  ascend  on  high. 
There  by  his  Father's  side  he  sits, 

Enthron'd  divinely  fair; 
Yet  owns  himself  your  Brother  still. 

And  your  Forerunner  there,  u 

Rise  from  these  earthly  trifles,  rise 

On  wings  of  faith  and  love; 
Above  your  choicest  treasure  lies. 

And  be  your  hearts  above. 

But  earth  and  sin  will  drag  us  down> 

When  Ave  attempt  to  tly  : 
Lord,  send  ihy  strong  ailractive  pow' 

To  raiiac  ana  nx  us  hisrh. 


344  HYMN  XXVII. 

Hymn  27.     First  Part,     c.  m. 

Baptism  is  not  regeneration. 

1  FJl  HE  saGranueiits  are  holy  signs 

fl      And  precious  gosi>el  seals  ; 
They  'xhibit  what  the  Lord  designs. 
And  what  his  word  reveals. 

2  But  these  are  not  themselves  the  grace* 

Whicji  signs  and  seals  set  forth ; 
The  supper's  not  the  sacrifice, 
Nor  water  the  new  birth. 

3  The  sacramcmts  were  never  meant 

A  substitute  for  grace ; 
They're  not  the  truths  they  represent.. 
Nor  must  they  take  their  place. 

4  Sinners  ma}^  publicly  profess, 

And  signs  and  seals  receive. 
Of  what  they  never  did  possess, 
Of  what  they  don't  believe. 

[f  Man  may  baptize,  but  'tis  the  Lord 
Regenerates  the  heart; 
None  but  the  Spirit,  by  iiis  wqrd. 
That  blessing  can  impart. 

G  Preserve  us.  Lord,  from  self-deceit.^ 
From  UBsting  on  a  sign ; 
Bestow  what  symbols  indicate. 
And  give  us  life  divine. 

7  Let  none  who  preach  the  gor-pel,  Iiide 
This  solemn  truth  from  nii^n  : 
7'hey  may  with  water  be  b;)pliz'<K 
Yet  not  be  boni  nffain. 


HYMN  XXVH.  341^ 

Hymn  27.     Second  Faii,.     c  m. 

Infant  Baptism. 

i    rOlHUS  eaith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord 
B      ril  he  a  God  to  thee  ; 
ril  bless  thif  mart  tons  race,  and  they 
Shall  be  a  seed  to  mc. 
i  Abra'm  believ'd  tlve  proniirfM  grace^ 
And  gave  his  child  to  God  ; 
But  water  seals  the  blessing  now 
That  once  was  seal'd  with  blood. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  conlinns, 

To  our  foie-fathers  giv'n  ; 
He  talces  young  chihlren  to  his  avm^ 
And  calls  tliem  heirs  of  heav'n. 

4  Our  God,  how  faithful  are  his  ways  ! 

His  love  endures  the  same  : 
Nor  fr«)ni  the  promise  of  his  grace 
Blots  out  his  childrens'  name. 

3  With  the  same  blessings  grace  endows 
The  Gentile  and  the  Jew  ; 
If  pure  and  holy  be  the  root, 
Such  are  the  branches  too. 

6  Then  let  tlie  children  of  the  sainte 

Be  dedicate  to  God  ; 
Pour  out  thy  Spirit  on  them,  Lord  ! 
And  wash  them  in  thy  blood. 

7  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed 

Shall  thy  salvation  come  ; 
And  num'rous  households  meet  at  \'d^ 
In  one  eternal  home. 

3  Thy  faithful  saints,  eternal  King  ! 
This  precious  truth  embrace  j 


346  HYMN  XXVll. 

To  thee  their  infant  ofTspring  bring, 
And  humbly  claim  thy  grace. 
Hymn  27.     Third  Part.     l.  m, 

Baptism  i$  instiiuttd  instead  of  circumcision. 

^   FTl  H US  did  the  sons  of  Abra'm  pass 
■      Beneath  the  blood}^  seal  of  grace  ; 
The  young  disciples  bore  the  yoke, 
Till  Christ  the  painful  bondage  hrokcc 

2  By  milder  ways  doth  Jesus  {)rove 
His  Father's  cov'nant,  and  his  love ; 
He  seals  to  saints  his  glorious  grace, 
And  not  forbids  their  infant  race. 

3  Their  seed  is  sjirinkled  with  his  blood, 
Their  children  set  apart  for  God ; 
His  Spirit  on  their  offspring  shed, 
Like  water  pour\l  upon  the  head. 

4  Let  evVy  saint  with  cheerful  voice 
In  this  large  covenant  rejoice  : 
Young  children  in  their  early  day$, 
Shall  give  the  God  of  Abra'm  praiae. 

Hymn  27.     Fmrth  Part.     c.  m. 

Suffer  Utile  children  to  cx)mc  unto  im. 

i    f  B^HE  Saviour,  wifh  inviting  voice, 
1      Says,   "  Let  your  chihh'en  come; 
"  For  them  there's  love  within  my  breast, 
"  And  in  my  kingdom  room." 

2  Lord,  at  thy  call,  we  bring  our  babes, 

And  give  them  up  to  thee  ; 
Let  angels,  and  let  men,  heboid, 
And  all  our  witne;*6  be. 

3  Now  our  dear  otTspring  are  baptir^'. 

According  to  his  word  • 


HYMN  XXVII,  XXVIII.         34^ 

As  Ahra'm  his  did  circumcise^ 
Obedient  to  the  Lord. 

1  This  water,  sprinkled  on  the  child. 

Doth  a  rich  emi)lem  shew 
or  poirins:  out  the  Spirit's  grace, 
To  form  the  heart  anew. 
Hymn  27.     Fifth  Part,     c,  m. 

Forbid  them  not. 

\   jriEHOLD  what  condescending  love 
JlJ  Jesus  on  earth  disjdays ; 
To  babes  and  sucklings  he  extends 
The  riches  of  his  grace. 

2  "  Forbid  them  not,"  is  his  command; 

Then  why  should  men  resist  ? 
Our  children  now  may  be  baptiz'd; 
The  church  of  such  consist. 

3  AVith  flowing  tears  and  thankful  heartS; 

We  bring  them.  Lord,  to  thee; 
Receive  them,  .lesus,  to  thine  arms; 
Thine  may  they  ever  be. 

Thine  may  they  !)e;  forever  thine, 
Thy  ransomM  j)urchas'd  seed: 

O!  let  this  seal  of  sj.rinkling,  now. 
Be  own'dofthee  indeed. 

Here,  parents,  with  thanksgiving  view 
Vour  right  to  what  you've  done  ; 

Let  songs  of  praises  sound  aloud 
To  the  great  Three  in  One. 
Hymn  28.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  Ijord^s  Supper. 

TWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night. 
When  pow'rs  of  earth  and  heJl  aro>^' 


^48  HYMN  XXViri. 

Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 
And  frieuds  be  tray 'd  him  to  his  foes  : 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began. 

He  took  the  bread,  and  bless'd,  and  brake  j 
What  love  thro'  all  his  actions  ran  1 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake ! 

3  This  is  my  body,  broke  for  sijt, 
Receive  and  eat  the  livins:  food  ; 

Tlien  took  the  cup,  and  bless'd  the  wine": 
''Tis  the  nc7V  covenant  in  my  blood. 

4  For  us  his  flesh  with  nails  was  torn, 
He  bore  the  scourge,  he  felt  the  thorn  ; 
And  justice  pour'd  upon  his  head 

Its  heavy  vengeance,  in  our  stead. 

5  For  us  his  vital  blood  was  spilt, 
To  buy  the  pardon  of  our  guilt ; 
When  for  black  crimes  of  greatest  size, 
He  gave  his  soul  a  sacrifice. 

6  Bo  this,  (he  cried)  '^^7/  time  shall  end. 
In  memory  of  y&itr  dyino-  friend  : 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

The  love  cf  your  departed  Lord. 

1  Jesus,  thy  feast  we  celebrate, 

We  show  thy  death,  we  fcing  thy  name  , 
Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage  su[»per  of  the  Lamb. 

Hym:?  28.      Second  Fart.     l.  m. 

Comniunwn  niih  Christ  at  his  Uibh. 
i  fW^O  Jesus,  our  exalted  Lord, 

_fl_    Dear  name,  l;y  heav'n  and  earth  ador'd 
Fau>  would  our  hearts  and  voicee  raise 
A  cheerful  song  of  sacred  i*i\ibie- 


HYMN  XXIX.  34^ 

J  Bntall  the  notes  \vhich  mortals  know, 
Are  weak  and  languishing  and  low  ; 
Far,  far  above  our  humnie  songs, 
The  theme  deiTiands  immortal  tongues. 

3  Yet  while  around  his  board  we  meet, 
And  humUIy  worship  at  his  feet; 

0  let  our  warm  affections  move. 
In  glad  returns  of  grateful  love  ! 

4  Let  faith  our  feeble  senses  aid, 

To  see  thy  wondrous  love  display'd  ; 
Thy  broken  tlesh,  thy  bleeding  veins. 
Thy  dreadful  agonizing  pains. 

3  Let  humble  jTenitential  woe, 
With  painful,  pleasing  anguish,  flow; 
And  thy  forgiving  smiles  impart 
Life,  hope,  and  joy  to  evTy  heart. 
Hymn  20.     s.  m. 
Bread  and  jvine. 

1  "J  ESUS  invites  his  saints 
fj     To  meet  around  his  board; 

Here  pardon'd  rebels  sit,  and  hold 
Communion  with  their  Lord. 

2  For  food  he  gives  his  flesh  ; 
He  bids  us  drink  his  blood ; 

Amazing  favour  !  matchless  grace 
Of  our  descending  God ! 

3  Tlie  sacretl  elements 
Remain  mere  wine  and  bread  - 

But  signify  and  seal  the  love 

Of  Chriirt  our  covenant  head. 

4  This  holy  l)read  and  wine 
Maintains  our  fainting  breath  v 

31 


350  HYMN  XXX 

By  union  -with  our  living  Lord, 
And  int'rest  in  his  death. 

5  Our  heav'niy  Father  calls 
Christ  and  his  members  one; 

We  the  young  children  of  his  love, 
And  he  the  first  born  Son. 

6  We  are  but  sev'ral  parts 
Of  the  same  broken  l)read ; 

The  body  halh  its  sev'ral  limbs, 
But  Jesus  is  the  head. 

7  Let  all  our  pow'rs  be  join'd 
His  glorious  name  lo  raise  : 

Pleasure  an<l  love  fill  ev'ry  mind, 
And  ev'ry  voice  be  praise. 

iivMN  30.     First  Part     c.  m. 

Christ  was  once  qfftred  to  bear  Uie  sins  of  truihy. 

1  "W  ESUS,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold 
^     A  thousand  glories  inore, 
Than  the  rich  gems  and  polish'd  gold. 

The  sons  of  Aaron  wore. 

2  Fresh  blood,  as  constant  as  the  day 

Was  on  their  alfar  spilt; 
But  tby  one  otfrin^  takes  away 
For  ever  all  our  guilt, 

3  Once,  in  the  circuit  of  a  year, 

With  blood,  but  not  his  own, 
Aaron  within  tlie  veil  a])pears, 
Before  the  goklen  throne* 

4  But  Christ,  by  his  own  pow'rful  bIoo<l 

Ascends  above  the  skies  ; 
And,  in  the  presence  of  our  God, 
Shows  hib  own  sacrifice. 


m  MN  XXX.  351 

Hymn  iSO.     Second  Part,,    p.  m. 

Christ  our  High  Priest 

1  A   GOOD  high-priest  i:<  come, 
j/^  Suj)p lying  Aaron's  place, 
Aud  taking  up  hi»  room, 
Dispensing  life  and  grace  : 

The  Jaw  by  Aaron's  priesthood  came. 
But  grai^eaiul  truth  by  Jesus'  name. 

2  My  Lord  a  priest  is  made, 
As  svvare  the  mighty  God^ 
To  Israel  and  his  seed, 
Ordain'd  to  offer  blood  : 

For  sinners,  wlio  his  mercy  seek, 
A  priest,  as  was  Melchizedec. 

3  He  once  temptations  knew. 
Of  ev'ry  sort  and  kind, 
That  he  might  succour  sho\v» 
To  cv'ry  tempted  mind : 

He  once  for  us  was  sacrific'd, 
Aud  only  once  for  us  he  dy'd. 

4  I  other  priests  disclaim, 
And  laws  and  off'rings  too, 
None  but  the  bleeding  Lamb 
The  mighty  work  can  do: 

He  shall  have  all  the  praise :  f:)r  he 
llath  lov'd,  and  liv'd,  and  died  for  meo 

Hym\  30.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

The  Communicant 
[O  Vr  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place^ 
AVith  Christ  wilhin  tlie  doors j 
While  everlasting  love  disjda}  s 
i'he  choicest  of  her  stores' 


352  HYMN  XXXf 

2  Here  ev'ry  bowel  of  our  God 

With  soft  compassion  rolls ; 
Here  peace  and  {)ardoti  bought  with  blood 
Is  food  for  dying  souls. 

3  While  all  our  hearts,  and  ail  our  songs, 

Join  to  admire  the  feast; 
Each  of  us  cries  with  thankful  tongu^^ 
"  Lord,  Avhy  was  1  a  guest  ? 

4  "  W  hy  was  1  made  to  l>ear  thy  voice, 

"  And  enter  while  there'b  room; 
"  Wlien  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice 
"  And  rather  starve  than  co:ne  T 

5  *Twas  the  same  love,  that  spread  the  feast. 

That  sweetly  forc'd  us  in; 
Else  we  had  still  refus'd  to  taste, 
And  perish'd  in  our  sin. 

6  Pity  the  hypocrites,  O  Lord, 

Direct  them  how  to  come  ; 
Teach  them  to  know  and  fear  thy  word^ 
And  bring  the  strangers  home. 

7  We  long  to  see  thy  churches  full ; 

That  all  the  chosen  race 
May  with  one  voice,  and  heart,  and  soiU, 
JBing  thy  redeeiuing  grace. 
Hymn  31.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Jesus  halt  the  key  of  the  kinc^dom  of  heaven. 
I  ^^17  IT  i)  what  delight  i  raise  my  eyes, 
f  f      And  view  the  courts  where  Jcsn\ 
dwells  : 
JesiLS^  who  reigns  a^^ovc  tlie  skics^ 
And  here  below  his  grace  reveal?. 


HYMN  XXXI.  353 

:  Of  God's  own  liouse  the  sacred  key 

Is  borne  by  that  majestic  hand  ; 

Mansions  and  treasures  there  1  see 

Subjected  all  to  his  command. 
3  He  shuts,  and  worlds  might  strive  in  vain 

The  mighty  obstacle  to  move  ; 

He  looses  all  their  bars  again, 

And  who  shall  shut  the  gates  of  love  ! 
1  Fix'd  in  omnipotence,  he  bears 

The  glories  of  his  Father's  name  ; 

Sustains  his  people's  weighty  cares, 

Thro'  ev'ry  changing  age  the  same. 

'  My  little  all  I  here  suspend, 
Where  tho  whole  weight  of  heav'n  is  hung^ 
Secure  I  rest  on  such  a  friend, 
And  into  raptures  wake  my  tongue. 

H  y  M  N  3 1 .     Second  Part .     cm.     >^ 
The  Bible. 
1     IT^ATKER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
Jt'     What  endless  glory  shines  ! 
Forever  be  thy  name  ador'd 
For  these  celestial  lines! 

'  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 
Exbauslless  riches  rind  ; 
Riches,  al)ove  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

liere  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

A  nd  yields  a  sweet  repast ; 
:;^ublirn('r  sweets,  than  n;;ture  knows^ 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 
'  Here  sjjriiigs  of  consolation  rise 
To  cheer  the  fainting  mind  : 
31   ^ 


^4  HYMN  XXXI. 

And  thirsty  souls  re€eive  supplies^ 
And  sweet  refreshment  fiiiil. 

5  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heav'uiy  peace  around  ; 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound  t 

6  O  may  these  heav'nly  pages  be 

My  ever  derir  delight ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see,, 
And  still  increasing  light ! 

7  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord, 

Be  thou  forever  near  ; 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there  ! 
Hymn  31.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 
The  commission. 

1  "^"^  O  preach  ray  gospel,  saith  the  Lord, 

\Jf  "  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive  j 
'*  lie  shall  be  sav'd,  that  trusts  my  w  ord ; 
"  And  he  condemn'd  that  won't  believe. 

2  "  ril  make  your  great  commission  known, 
"  And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true; 

"  By  all  the  works,  that  I  have  done, 
''  By  all  the  wonders,  ye  shall  do. 

3  ''Go  heal  the  sick,  go  raise  the  dead, 
"  Go  cast  out  devils  in  my  name  ; 

"  Nor  let  my  prophets  be  afraid,       [pheiuc 
"  Tho'  Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews  blas- 

4  "  Teach  all  the  nation^  my  commands, 

"  Tm  with  yo»j,  till  the  world  shall  en^d ; 
"'  All  pow'r  is  trusted  in  my  hands, 
'•  I  can  destroy,  and  can  deft?nd." 


HYMN  XXXI.  iHjr 

r6  He  spake ^  and  Iisiht  shone  raiind  his  head, 
On  a  brigJd  clmid  to  heann  he  rode  ; 
They  to  the  farthest  nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 

Hymn  31.     Fourth  Part.     l.  m. 

The  Gospel  is  the  pojvcr  of  God  to  salvation. 

1  ^liMTHAT  shall  the  dying  sioner  do, 

f  f      That  seeks  relief  for  all  his  woe  ? 
Where  shall  the  guilty  conscience  find 
Ease  for  the  torment  of  the  mind  ? 

2  How  sha^l  we  get  our  crimes  forgiv'n, 
Or  form  our  nature  fit  for  heav'n  ? 
Can  souls,  all  o'er  defifd  with  sin, 

Make  their  own  pow'rs  and  passions  clean  ? 

3  In  vain  we  search,  in  vain  we  try, 
TillJesus  hrings  his  gospel  nigh; 
'Tis  there  that  pow'r  and  glory  dwell, 
That  save  rebellious  souls  from  hel]. 

4  This  is  the  pillar  of  our  hope. 
That  l>ears  our  fainting  spirits  up ; 
We  reaxl  the  grace,  we  trust  the  word. 
And  find  salvation  in  the  Lord. 

5  Let  men  or  angels  dig  the  mines. 
Where  nature's  golden  treasure  shines; 
Brought  near  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 
All  nature's  gold  appears  hut  dross. 

Should  vile  blasphemers,  with  disdain. 
Pronounce  the  truth  of  Jesus  vain, 
We'll  meet  the  scandal  and  the  shame^ 
iVnd  sing;  aiKl  triumph  in  his  name. 


356  HYMN  XXXf 

Hymn  31.     Fifth  Pan.     c.  m 
TU  Call. 

1  ^  INNERS,  the  voice  of  God  regard  ' 
r_l   'Tis  mercy  speaks  to  day  : 

He  calls  you  by  liis  sov'reign  \vord, 
From  sin's  destructive  Avay. 

2  Like  the  rough  sea,  that  caiiimt  rest, 

You  live  devoid  of  peace; 
A  thousand  stings,  Avithin  your  breast. 
Deprive  your  souls  of  ease. 

3  Your  way  is  dark,  and  leads  to  hell  : 

V/hy  will  you  persevere  ? 
Can  you  in  endless  torments  dwell, 
Shut  up  in  hlack  despair? 

4  Why  Aviil  you  in  the  crooked  ways 

Of  sin  and  folly  go  ? 
In  pain  yoy  travel  all  your  daj^s, 
To  reap  immortal  woe! 

5  But  he,  that  tiirns  to  God,  shall  live, 

'^J'hro'  his  abounding  grace: 
Hi-  mercy  will  the  guilt  forgive 

Of  those  that  seek  Ins  face. 
I)  Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  Avord. 

Renouncing  ev'ry  sin ; 
Subfiiit  to  him  your  sovereign  Lerd, 

Ami  learn  his  Avill  divine. 
7  His  love  exceeds  your  highest  thoughts  , 

He  Avill  I  ec^me  your  God, 
^4^nd  Avill  forgive  your  numerous  faults, 

Tino^  a  Redeemer's  blood. 


HYMN  XXXI.  35' 

Hymn  31.     Sixth  Part.     p.  m. 

The  gospel  Trumpet — Jubilee. 

BLOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow. 
The  gladly  solemn  sound  ! 
Let  all  the  nations  know 
To  earth's  remotest  bound. 
The  year  of  juiiilee  is  come  ; 
Heturn,  ye  ransom'd  sinner?,  home. 

2  Exalt  the  Lamb  of  God, 
The  sin-atoning  Lam^j  : 
Redemption  by  his  blood 
Thro'  all  the  lands  proclaim  ; 

The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home. 

3  Ye,  who  have  sold  for  nought 
The  heritage  above; 

Shall  have  it  back,  unsought. 

The  gift  of  Jesus'  love  ; 
The  year  pf  juiiilee  is  .come  ; 
JReturn,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home* 

4  Ye  slaves  of  sin  and  hell. 
Your  libert}^  receive  ; 

^  And  ^fe  in  Jesus  dwell, 

And  blest  in  Jesus  live ; 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home. 
>  The  gospel  trumj)et  hear, 

The  news  of  pard'ning  grac^  : 

Ye  happy  souls,  draw  near, 

Behold  your  Saviour's  face  : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
•(Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home. 


35S  HYMN  XXXIf 

6  J(3sus.  our  great  High  Priest 
Has  full  atonement  made  : 
Ye  weaiy  spirits  rest^ 
Ye  mournful  souls  be  glad  : 

The  year  ot  juLilee  is  cojue  ; 

Ileturn,  ye  ransonj'd  sinners,  home 
Hymn  32.     First  Part     c,  m. 

Gratitude. 

row  can  I  sink  Avith  suc|i  a  jirop 
As  ray  eternal  God, 
A4'iio  hears  the  earth's  hug;e  pillars  up/ 
And  spreads  tfte  heftv'ns  ahroad  ? 

2  HoAV  can  1  die  while  Jesus  lives, 

Who  rose  and  left  the  dead  ? 
Pardon  and  grace  my  soul  receives. 
From  mine  exalted  head. 

3  All  that  1  am,  and  all  I  have, 

Shall  be  forever  thine  ! 
W  hate'er  my  duty  bids  me  give, 
My  cheerful  hands  resign. 

4  Yet  if  I  might  make  some  reserve, 

And  duty  did  not  call, 
I  love  my  l^od  with  zeal  so  great. 
That  I  Yvould  give  him  all. 

Hyimn  32.     Second  Part.     i..  m. 

Saved  by  grace,  we  irmsi  still  do  good  n^orki,. 

1  C^O  let  our  I'.ps  and  lives  express 
^   The  holy  gospel  we  profess  ; 
Ho  let  our  worJvs  and  virtues  shine. 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

2  Th\i?-  sliall  we  i>est  proclaim  abroad. 
The  honour?  of  orir  Saviour  God  : 


HYMN  XXXl!.  359 

When  the  salvation  reiG;ns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  pow'r  of  sin. 

^  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
Passions  and  envy,  lust  and  pride  ; 
While  justice,  tetnpVance,  truth  and  love. 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

1  keligion  bears  our  spirits  up, 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  Faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

Hy3in  32.     Third  Part.     cm. 
Elected  io  Holuuss. 
i    [If  OW  vast  the  benefits  divine, 
4X  Which  we  in  Christ  possess  ? 
We're  sav'd  from  guilt  and  ev'ry  sin^ 
And  call'd  to  holiness. 

2  'Tis  not  for  works  which  we  have  do»e; 

Or  shall  hereafter  do  ; 
But  he,  of  his  electing  love, 
Salvation  doth  bestow. 

*  The  glory,  L^rd,  from  Srst  to  last. 
Is  due  t©  thee  alone  : 
Augiit  to  ourselves  we  dare  not  take* 
Or  rob  thee  of  thy  crown, 
1  Our  glorious  Surety  undertook 
Redemption'-  wondrou-^  plan  ; 
And  grace  was  given  us  in  him 
Beibre  the  world  began. 
3  Safr  in  the  arms  of  sovereign  love 
We  ever  shall  remain  ; 
Nor  shidl  the  rage  of  earih  or  hel.^ 
Mttke  thv  deaT  coim?e5«  V3!f> 


360         HYMN  XXXII,  XXXlli 

0  Not  one  of  all  the  chosen  race 

But  shall  to  heav'n  attain, 
Partake  on  earth  the  purpos'd  grac'e^ 
And  then  with  Jesus  reign. 

Hymn  32.     Fourth  Part.     c.  m 

Love  to  Christ  desired. 
i    f  HlHOU  lovely  source  of  true  delight 
B      Whom  I  unseen  adore, 
Unveil  thy  beauties  to  ray  sight; 
That  I  may  love  thee  more. 

2  Thy  glory  o'er  creation  shines? 

But  in  thy  sacred  word 
I  read,  in  fairer,  brighter  lines, 
My  bleeding,  dying  Lord. 

3  'Tis  here,  whene'er  ray  comforts  droopg 

And  sin  and  sorrow  rise/ 
Thy  love,  with  cheerful  beams  of  hope 
My  fainting  breath  supplies. 

1  But  ah  !  too  soon  the  pleasing  scene 

Is  clouded  o'er  with  pain; 
My  gioomy  fears  rise  dark  between. 
And  I  again  complain. 
;>  Omay  my  soul  with  rapture  trace 
The  wonders  of  thy  love! 
But  the  full  glories  of  thy  face 
Are  only  known  above. 

Hymn  33,     First  Paii.     c  m. 

Conversion. 

NOT  the  jnalicious  or  profane, 
The  wanton  or  the  proud. 
Nor  tliieves,  nor  sland'rers,  shall  oblaiis 
The  kingdom  of  our  God. 


1 


ttYMN  XXXIII.  361 

2  Surprising  grace !  and  such  AVere  Ave 

}\y  nature  and  by  sin  ; 
Heirs  uf  immortal  misery, 
Unholy  and  unclean. 

3  But  we  are  Wash'd  in  Jesus'  blood, 

AVe're  pardon'd  thro'  his  name; 
And  the  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Hath  sanctified  our  frame. 

^i  0  for  a  persevering;  pow'r, 

To  keep  thy  just  commands! 
We  would  defile  our  hearts  no  more, 
No  more  pollute  our  hands. 

Hymn  33.     Second  Part     s.  .^. 

Dtath  of  siTi. 

1  ^HALL  we  go  oh  to  sin, 

J^   Because  thy  grace  abounds  ? 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  agairt, 

And  open  all  his  v  ounds  ? 

2  ForMdif,  mici;hty  God! 

Nor  let  it  e'er  're  ^aid, 
That  ^ve,  whose  iiur  are  crucuied. 
Should  r:-i3e  thein  from  the  dead. 

3  We  shail  'le  slave:  no  more. 
Since  Christ  hath  mnde  us  free  ; 

•  las  nail'd  our  tyrants  t )  his  cross, 
And  !>ought  cur  !ii>erty. 

Hymn  3C.     Tuird  PrrL     c.  m 
Convernon  and  Faith. 
1    "flr    on  i,  we  adore  thy  matchless  waya 
Si..A   f '^  ^rinsing  rouls  to  tlr^e  ; 
We  feing  a;ii'  fho:«t  eterni"  praise. 
For  ftrace  so  full  and  hee 


2eii  HYMN  xxxin. 

2  "  What  must  I  do,"  the  jailer  cries, 

"  To  save  my  sinking  soul  ? 
*'  Believe  in  Christ,"  tire  word  replies , 
"  Thy  faith  shall  make  thee  whole  ' 

3  Our  works  are  all  the  works  of  sin. 

Our  nature  quite  deprav'd ; 

Jesus  alone  can  make  us  clean : 

By  grace  are  sinners  sav'd. 

4  "  Believe,  believe,,"  the  gospel  cries, 

"  This  is  the  living  way:" 
From  faith  in  Christ  our  ho{)es  arise, 
And  shine  to  perfect  day. 

5  Conie,  siunera,  then,  the  Saviour  trust. 

To  wash  you  in  his  blood  ; 
To  change  your  hearts,  subdue  your  lus( 
And  bring  you  home  to  God. 
Hymn  33.     Fmnth  Part     l.  m. 
Christ  our  strength. 

LET  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say^ 
Strength  shall  be  cqrial  to  thy  day ; 
Then  1  rejoice  in  deep  distress, 
I^eauing  on  all-sufficient  grace, 

2  I  glory  in  intirmity, 

That  Christ's  own  pow'r  may  rest  on  n>e , 
When  I  am  weak,  tben  am  1  strong, 
Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Cluist  my  song 

3  1  can  do  all  things,  or  can  bear 
All  sulfrings,  if  my  Lord  be  there; 
Su-eet  ]>leasures  mingle  with  the  painn 
AVhile  his  left  hand  my  head  sustains, 

4  Bui  if  the  Lord  be  once  withdrawn. 
And  we  attempt  the  work  alone. 


HYMN  XXXIV.  363 

When  n^w  temptations  spring  and  rise 
Wc  find  how  great  our  weakness  is. 

Hymn  34.     First  Pari.     c.  m. 

Th^  moral  Larv. 

i    rWlHAT  God,  who  made  the  world  on 
1      And  air,  and  earth,  and  sea,       [high. 
Own  as  thy  God,  and  to  his  name 
In  homage  bow  thy  knee. 

'  L»»t  not  a  simpe  which  hands  have  wronght 
Of  wood,  or  claj',  or  stone. 
Be  deem'd  thy  God  ;  nor  think  him  like 
Aught,  thou  hast  seen  or  known. 

Takf  not  in  vain  the  name  of  God  : 

Nor  nuist  thou  ever  dare, 
To  make  thy  faltsehood  pass  for  trath. 

By  Ids  dread  name  to  swear. 

1  That  day  on  which  he  bids  thee  rest 
From  toil,  to  pray,  and  praise  ; 
That  day  keep  holy  to  the  Lord. 
And  consecrate  its  rays. 

Thy  (Either  and  thy  mother  love, 

Botli  lionour  and  obey  ; 
So  shall  thy  life  be  blest  with  peace. 

And  lengthen'd  be  thy  day. 
The  blood  of  man  thou  shalt  not  shed. 

Nor  wrath,  nor  malice  feel  ^ 
To  maim,  or  hurt,  or  wish  him  dead. 

Is  in  thy  heart  to  kill. 
Promiscuous  lusts  the  Lord  forbids, 

But  honours  wedlock  j)ure; 
Vast  is  the  guilt  of  wicked  lusts. 

Their  punishment  is  sure 


364  HYMN  XXXIV. 

8  Thou  shait  not,  or  from  frif^m^  or  foe, 

Take  aught  by  force  or  itealth ; 
Thy  goods,  thy  stores  must  grow  from  right . 

Or  God  will  eurne  thv  wealth. 

» 

9  No  man  shalt  thou  by  a  fal?e  charge. 

Or  crush  or  brand  with  shame  ; 
Dear  as  thine  own,  so  wills  thy  God, 
Must  be  his  life  and  niime. 

10  Thy  soul  one  wish  shall  not  let  loose 
For  that  which  is  not  thhie ; 
Live  in  thy  lot,  or  small  or  great :    ' 
For  God  htts  drawn  the  line. 

110  may  the  Lord,  who  gave  these  laws. 
Write  them  on  ev'ry  heart, 
That  all  may  feel  their  living  pow'r, 
Nor  from  his  paths  depart ! 
Hymn  34.     Second  Part.     l.  m. 
The  first  command. 

1  "INTERNAL  God!  Almighty  cause 

|n^  Of  earth  and  seas,  and  worhls  unknown 
AH  things  art3  subject  to  thy  laws; 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  l^^eing  cingly  stands, 
Of  all  within  itself  [lossest ; 
Control'd  ;>y  rone  are  thy  commands; 
Thou  from  thyself  alone  art  blest. 

3  To  thee  alone  ourselves  we  owe ; 

I^et  beav'n  and  earth  due  homage  pay  : 

Al-  other  gods  we  disavow, 

Deny  li.eir  claims,  renounce  their  pway. 

4  Snrea<l  thy  gr^at  nrime  thro*  heathen  land?; 
Their  idolHlrities  detlirone : 


HYMN  XXXV.  367v 

^Reduce  the  world  to  thy  command, 
And  reign,  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

Hymn  35.     First  Part     l.  m. 

The  second  comrruind. 

THOU  art,  O  God!  a  Spirit  pure, 
Invisible  to  mortal  eyes; 
Th'  immortal,  and  th'  eternal  King, 
The  greats  the  good,  the  only  wise. 

Whilst  nature  changes,  and  her  works 
Corrupt,  decay,  dissolve  and  die, 
Thy  essence  pure  no  change  shall  see. 
Secure  of  immortality. 

3  Thou  great  invisible!  what  hand 
Can  draw  thy  image  spotless  fair? 
To  what  in  heav'n,  to  what  on  earth, 
Can  men  tii'  immortal  King  compare  ? 

1  Let  stupid  heathens  frame  their  gods 
Of  gold  and  silver,  wood  and  stone; 
Ours  is  the  God  that  made  the  heav'ns, 
Jehovau  he,  and  God  alone. 

5  My  soul,  thy  purest  homage  pay, 
In  truth  and  spirit  him  adore; 
More  shall  this  please,  than  sacrifice. 
Than  outward  forms  delight  him  more 
Hymn  35.     Second  Part,     li.  m. 

God  mcomprehensibie. 

1   ^^  AN  creatures,  to  perfection,  find 
\y   Th'  eternal,  uncreated  mind  ? 
Or  can  the  largest  stretcli  of  thought 
Measure  and  search  his  nature  out  ? 

1  'Tis  high  as  heav'n,  'tis  deep  as  hell; 
And  what  can  mortals  know,  or  tell  / 


366  HYMN  XXXVI. 

His  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
A  Tit  J  lii  the  shiniuff  woilds  on  high. 

3  [>>ul  n;au,  vain  man,  \vor.ld  fain  be  Avise 
Born,  like  a  ^vild  youni;-  colt,  lie  flies 
Thro'  all  the  foUies  of  his  niind, 

And  sciells  and  sni^iib  the  empty  Avind.J 

4  God  is  a  King  of  po\v'r  unknown. 
Firm  are  the  orders  of  his  throne ; 
If  he  resolve,,  who  dare  oppose. 
Or  ask  him  why,  or  what  he  does  ? 

5  He  wounds  the  heart,  and  he  makes  whole 
He  calms  (he  tem;)est  of  llie  soui ; 
When  he  shuts  up  in  ions:  despair, 

Who  can  remove  the  heavy  bar  ? 

6  He  frowns,  and  darkness  veils  the  moon. 
The  fainting  sun  »row;r^  dim  at  noon  \ 
The  pillars  of  heav'n's  starry  roof 
Trem  ie  and  start  at  his  reproof. 

7  These  are  a  portion  of  his  ways  ; 
But  who  i^hall  ihrc  dercrilrehis  face? 
Who  can  endiuti^  his  light,  gr  tU\m\ 
To  hear  the  Ihundevs  of  his  liand  ! 

}iv",ix  36.     c.  M. 
The.  third  command. 

1  "F  "yOLY  and  rev'rt  iid  is  the  name 
M  A   ^'^ ^  ^ '"'  ^' ' e ra?« I  Ki i\if ; 
Thriee  iioly  Loi'd  !  >ise  rngUs  pry. 

Thrice  holy,  let  us  shi^. 

2  Holy  is  he  in  all  his  works, 

And  truth  is  his  (U  !io;ht ; 
5ut  sinners  anc^  iheir  wuked  ways 
^hall  perish  from  h,is  sight. 


HYMN  XXXVII.  387 

Tiie  deepest  rev'rence  of  the  mind. 

Pay,  O  my  soul,  to  God  ; 
Lift,  with  thy  hands,  a  holy  heart 

To  Ills  sublime  abode. 

With  sacred  awe  pronounce  bis  name. 

Abhor  the  li[)s  profane  ; 
Let  not  thy  tongue  tlie  Lord  blaspheme, 

Nor  take  his  name  in  vain. 

Thou  hol}^  God  !  preserve  my  soul 

From  ail  pollution  free; 
The  pure  in  heart,  and  hands,  and  lips, 

Alone  tliy  face  shall  see. 

Hymn  37.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Chrisliuns  niay  take  a  religious  oath. 

^HEN  God  his  gracious  promise  made 
To  faithful  Abra'm  and  his  seed, 
To  show  his  grace  and  truth  to  both 
Confirm'd  the  promise  with  an  oath. 

^  So,  by  an  oath,  in  ev'ry  a2;e, 

Tiie  saints  their  promise  oft  engage  ; 
When  questions  rise  of  death  or  life. 
An  oath  confirms  and  ends  all  strife, 

•)  Christians  the  truth  will  ever  say, 
Their  yea  be  yea,  their  nay  be  nay  ; 
And  w  ith  conscientious  dread  refrain 
From  swearing  any  oath  profane. 

\  But  when  great  facts  demand  high  proof. 
They  honour  God  by  solemn  oath  ; 
And  thereby  teach  the  w  orld  to  own 
The  Judge  eternal  on  his  throne. 

5  The  fear  of  God  is  thus  maintained. 
And  men  from  perjury  restrain'd  ; 


368  HYMN  XXXVII. 

Religious  oaths  may  be  abus'd, 
But  may  not  therefore  be  refused. 
6  Christians,  the  worthiest  men  on  earth, 
Who  cherish  peace,  andlove  the  truth. 
Will  put  religion's  sacred  seal 
To  what  is  held  the  last  appeal. 

HyiMN  37.     Second  Part.     c.  m- 

Perjury. 

1  W    ET  those  who  bear  the  christian  namf 
JL^   Their  holy  vows  fulfil  : 

The  saints,  the  follow'rs  of  the  Lamb, 
Delight  to  do  his  wili. 

2  True  to  the  solemn  oaths  they  take, 

Tho'  to  their  hurt  they  swear  ; 
Constant  and  just  to  all  they  speak  : 
For  God  they  know  can  hear. 

3  Still  with  their  lips  their  hearts  agree, 

Nor  flatt'ring  words  devise  : 
They're  sure  the  God  of  truth  can  see 
Thro'  ey'^ry  false  disguise. 

4  Deceits  they  hate,  they  dread  all  lie?. 

Whatever  forms  they  wear  ; 
Preferring  death  to  perjuries, 
They  dare  not  falsely  swear. 

6  Lo !  from  above  the  Lord  descends. 
And  brings  the  judgment  down  ; 
He  bids  his  saints,  his  faithful  friend?^, 
Rise  and  possess  their  crown. 
«  While  satan  trembles  at  the  sight, 
And  devils  wish  to  die  ; 
Where  will  the  faithless  hypocrite 
And  perjnr'd  liar  fly  ? 


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HYMN  XXXVIII.  369 

Hymn  38.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  fourth  comrruind. 

1   "MJ  ETURN,  my  soul,  tnjoy  thy  vest, 
JIISL/   Iniprove  the  day  thy  God  has  bless\i: 
Aii'jlher  six  days'  work  is  done, 
Anotlier  saJ^bath  is  begun. 

J2  Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  assigns 
So  sweet  a  rest  to  wearied  minds  ; 
Provides  a  blest  foretaste  of  hcav'n, 
On  this  day  more  than  ail  the  sev'n. 

)  0  !  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise^ 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies; 
And  draw  from  Christ  that  sweet  repose, 
"Which  none,  but  he,  that  feels  it,  knows, 

\  This  heav'nly  calm,  within  the  breast. 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest  ; 
M'hich  for  the  church  of  God  remains. 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

>  With  joy,  great  God,  thy  works  we  scan. 
Creation's  scene,  redemption's  plan; 
With  praise,  we  think  on  mercies  past, 
With  hope,  we  future  pleasures  taste. 

In  holy  duties  let  the  day. 
In  holy  comforts  pass  away  ; 
How  sweet,  a  sabbath  thus  to  spend, 
in  hope  of  one,  that  ne'er  sliall  end  ! 

Hymn  38.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

The  Iy)rd\s  day. 

i   ^^OME,  dearest  liOrd,  and  feed  thy 
\J   On  this  sweet  day  of  rest ;        [sheep 
O!  bless  this  flock,  and  make  this  fold 
Enjoy  an  heav'nly  rest. 


370  HYMN  XXXVIir, 

2  Welcome,  and  precious  to  my  soul 
Are  the^e  sweet  days  of  love ; 
But  what  a  sabhath  shall  I  keep, 
When  I  shall  rest  above  ! 


1! 


I  come,  I  wait,  I  hear,  I  pray. 

Thy  footsteps.  Lord,  I  trace  ; 
Here,  in  thine  own  appointed  way, 

I  wait  to  see  thy  face. 
These  are  the  sweet  and  precious  dayf 

On  which  my  Lord  I've  seen  ; 
And  oft,  when  feasting  on  his  word. 

In  raptures  I  have  been. 

0  !  if  my  soul,  wlien  death  appear?. 
In  this  sweet  frame  be  found  : 

I'll  clasp  my  Saviour  in  mine  arms, 
And  leave  this  earthly  ground. 

1  long  for  that  delightful  hour, 

Wihen  from  this  clay  undrest, 
I  shall  be  cloth'd  in  robes  divine, 
And  made  for  ever  blest. 

Hymn  38.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

The  eternal  Sabbath. 

THINE  earthly  sabbaths.  Lord,  w^e  love:  || 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above  :  I 

To  that  our  longing  souls  asj)ire,  i! 

With  cheerful  hope  and  warm  desire.  !  I 

No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress. 
Nor  sin,  nor  l.ell  shall  reach  the  place  ; 
Nor  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs, 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues.     ,^^  , 

No  rude  alarmis  of  raging  foes,  ^^PP  ' 

No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose ; 


HYMN  XXXIX.  371 

No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun ; 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  O  long-expected  day  !  begin — 

Dawn  on  these  realms  of  woe  and  sin  : 
Fain  would  we  leave  this  w  eary  road, 
And  sleep  in  death,  to  rest  with  God. 

Hymn  39.     First  Part.     l.  m- 

Thejiflh  command. 

1  £^  RE  AT  source  of  order,  Maker  wise  ! 
^Jl"   W  hose  throne  is  high  above  the  skies  ^ 
We  praise  thy  name  ;  thy  laws  ordain, 
That  order  shall  on  earth  obtain. 

2  Let  each  inferior  rank  revere 
All  such  as  theii  superiors  are  ; 
And  let  superiors  also  do 
What's  right  by  each  inferior  too. 

3  To  thee  may  each  united  house, 

At  morn  and  night  present  its  vow^s ; 

O  may  each  family  proclaim 

The  honours  of  thy  glorious  name  ! 

HvMN  39.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

Honour  to  magistraks. 

ETERNAL  sov'reign  of  the  sky. 
And  Lord  of  all  below  ; 
We  mortals  to  thy  majesty 
Our  first  obedience  owe. 

Our  souls  adore  thy  throne  supreme  } 

And  bless  thy  i)rovidence, 
For  magistrates  of  various  name, 
Our  glory  and  defence. 
'  Where  laws  and  liberty  combine 
To  make  the  nation  ble&s'd ; 


372  HYMN  XXXIX. 

There  magistrates  with  lustre  shine^ 
And  states  are  govern'd  best. 

4  Nations  on  firm  foundations  stand, 

While  virtue  finds  reward  ; 
And  sinners  perish  from  the  land, 
By  justice  and  the  sword. 

5  To  magistrates  be  honour  paid, 

To  laws  obedience  shown ; 
But  consciences  and  souls  were  made 
To  be  the  Lord's  alone. 

Hymn  39.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

The  anxiety  of  pious  parents  for  their  children. 

1  rB^  HO'  parents  may  in  cov'nant  be, 

1      And  have  thi?ir  heav'n  in  view  ; 
They  are  unhappy,  till  they  see 
Their  children  happy  too. 

2  Their  hearts  with  imvard  anguish  bleed. 

When  all  attem|)ts  prove  vain, 
To  save  their  race  from  paths,  that  lead 
To  everlasting  pain. 

3  They  warn,  indulge,  correct,  beseech, 

While  tears  in  torrents  flow  ; 
And  'tis  beyond  the  pow'r  of  bpeech 
To  tell  the  griefs  they  know. 

4  Till  tiiey  can  see  victorious  grace 

Their  children's  soUi=  possess, 
The  sparkling  wit,  the  smiling  face 
But  adds  to  their  distress. 

5  ''  Shall  cruel  spirit;*  drag  thee  down 

"  To  darkness  and  de  :';»air ; 
"  Beneath  th'  Almighty's  aagr}^  fro^vn 
*'  To  dwell  forever  there  ? 


HYMN  XL.  373 

G  ^*  Saviour,  the  dreadful  scene  forbid  ! 
"  Look  down,  dear  Lord,  and  bless  5 
**  We'll  wrestle  hard,  as  Jacob  did — 
*'  May  we  obtain  success  !" 

Hymn  40.     First  Part     l.  m. 

TTie  sixth  cmitmand. 

1  #^L  AMOUR  and  wrath,  and  war  be  gone, 
\^  Envy  and  spite  forever  cease  ; 

Let  bitter  words  no  more  be  known 
Amon^  the  saints,  the  sous  of  peace. 

2  The  Spirit,  like  a  peaceful  dove, 

Flies  from  the  realms  of  noise  and  strife ; 
Why  should  we  vex  and  grieve  his  love. 
Who  seals  our  souls  to  heav'nly  life. 

3  Tender  and  kind  be  all  our  thoughts, 
Thro'  all  our  lives  let  mercy  run  : 
So  God  foreive^^our  nunrrous  faults, 
For  the  dear  sake  of  Christ  iiis  Son. 

Hymn  40.     Second  Pari,     l.  m. 

1  B  ^  ARE  we  indulge  our  wTath  and  strife, 
JLr    And  yet  assume  the  christian  name  ? 
liive  our  wild  passions  sway,  j^et  call 
Ourselves  the  follow 'rs  of  the  Lamb  ? 

2  He  was  all  gentle,  meek,  and  mild — 
Full  of  benevolence  and  love  ; 
Nor  could  the  rage  of  num'rous  foes 
Aught,  but  his  soft  compassion  move^ 

3  Not  all  their  scoffs,  nor  the  sharp  pangs 
Of  crucifixion,  could  inspire 

Within  his  breast  one  vengeful  thought, 
Or  one  turaidtuous  passion  fire. 
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374  HYMN  XL- 

4  But  we,  alas  !  how  soon  the  storms 
Impetuous  in  our  bosoms  swell ; 
What  stores  of  fuel  in  our  breasts, 
To  feed  those  raging  fires  of  hell. 

5*  Spirit  of  grace,  do  thou  descend ; 
Envy,  and  wrath,  and  clamour  chase  ; 
With  thy  mild  influ'nce  quench  these  fires. 
And  hush  the  stormy  winds  to  peace ! 
Hymn  40.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

Brotherly  love. 

1  TJOW  sweet,  how  heav'nly  is  the  sight, 
JlMl  When  those  who  love  the  Lord, 

In  one  another's  peace  delight. 
And  so  fulfil  his  word  : 

2  O  !  may  we  feel  each  brother's  sigh. 

And  with  him  bear  a  part : 
May  sorrows  flow  fromi^eye  to  eyie, 
And  joy  from  heart  to  heart. 

3  Free  us  from  envy,  scorn,  and  pride  ; 

Oiir  wishes  fix  above  : 
May  each  his  brother's  failings  hide, 
And  show  a  brotlier's  love. 

4  Let  love,  in  one  delightful  stream, 

Thro'  (n'ry  bottom  flow;   i. 
And  union  sweet,  and  dear  esteem. 
In  evTy  action  glow. 
•)  Love  is  the  golden  chain,  that  binds 
The  happy  souls  above; 
And  he's  an  heir  of  heav'n,  that  find^ 


HYMN  XLL  375 

Hymn  41.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  seventh  command. 

1  CJ  ACRED  Avedlockl  law  of  heav'n> 
J5   By  -vvisdorji  fram'd,  in  mercy  giv'n; 
The  si>ring,  whence  all  the  kindred  ties 
Of  parents,  chiklren,  brethren,  rise! 

2  Curs'd  be  the  lusts  which  violate 
The  honours  of  tlie  marriage  state ; 
The  l4ord  himself,  in  wrath  severe, 
Will  judge  the  vile  adulterer. 

3  The  wicked,  filthy  and  unclean, 
Shall  reap  the  harvest  of  their  sin  : 
And  they  who  burn  with  Sodom's  lust, 
In  Sodom's  fire  shall  be  accurs'd. 

4  Polluted  sinner,  hide  thy  face, 

Fly  to  the  throne,  and  plead  for  grace ; 
The  blood  of  Christ  can  cleanse  thy  soul, 
And  make  thy  filthy  spirit  whole. 

Hymn  41.     Second  ParL     l.  m. 

The  Law  is  spiritual^  but  we  are  carnal. 
1  "]%/JOST  holy  God,  thy  precept's  just 

jjll   Against  impure  desires  and  lust ; 

We  therefore  mourn,  with  grief  and  shame. 

Our  guilty  and  polluted  frame. 
2^  We  know  by  nature,  we're  nnclean, 

Our  pow'rs  debased,  affections  mean ; 

We  own  imperfect  chastity. 

The  sensual  heart,  the  wanton  eye. 

3  The  seeds  of  ev'ry  vLce  and  nn 
Are  rooted  deep,  and  grow  within; 
And  if  preserv'd  from  filthy  ways, 
To  grace  alone  belongs  the  praise. 


376  HYMN  XLIL 

4  0  !  shed  abroad  thy  love  divine, 
Constrain  us  to  be  Avholly  thine  ; 
And  make  our  souls  and  bodies  both 
The  Temples  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Hymn  42.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

The  eighth  command. 

1  £^  REAT  God,  thy  holy  law  command^ 
\jt  St/ict  honesty  in  our  demands  ; 
Forbids  to  plunder,  steal  or  cheat, 

To  practise  falsehood  or  deceit. 

2  We  must  be  faithful,  upright,  true, 
Nor  take,  but  what  is  strictly  due  \ 
If  honesty  be  banish'd  hence, 
Religion  is  a  vain  pretence. 

3  No  righteous  debt  must  be  denied 
By  fraud  or  pow'r,  by  lies  or  pride  ; 
The  poor  should  not  by  long  delay, 
Be  made  to  groan  for  want  of  pay. 

4  What  equity  enjoins  as  right, 

We  must  perform  with  all  our  might  ,• 
Nor  seek  our  neighbour  to  deceive, 
With  what  ourselves  do  not  believe. 

5  Let  christians  never  dare  disgrace 

The  name  and  cause,  which  they  profess  ; 
Lord,  help  us  ever  to  pursue 
Things,  which  are  honest,  just  and  true. 
Hymn  42.     Second  Fart.     s.  m. 

The  nor  Idling. 

1  IjJSrHAT  does  the  worldling  gain 
Y  f      By  all  his  vain  pursuits  ? 
His  very  pleasure  gives  him  pain, 
And  mis'ry  are  its  fruits. 


HYMN  XLIIL  377 

2  What  anxious  cares  corrode 
The  mind  intent  on  wealth ; 

His  mammon  oft  becomes  a  load, 
Which  robs  him  of  his  health. 

3  Does  he  his  end  attain, 
And  in  full  afflu'nce  roll  ? 

What  does  the  sordid  creature  gain, 
When  God  demands  his  soul? 

4  My  heart  to  heav'n  aspire, 
And  seek  thine  all  in  God  : 

Nor  e'er  pollute  tliy  pure  desire, 
By  trifles  on  the  read. 

5  He  doth  my  soul  now  bless 
With  his  enriciiinfi;  grace  ; 

But  O  what  wealth  shall  1  possess. 
When  I  beJiold  Ids  face ! 

6  These  riches  of  his  grace 
Will  then  to  glory  rise, 

When  1  have  run  my  earthly  race, 
And  gain'd  tJi'  imjnortal  prize. 
HvMN  43.     First  Fart.     c.  m. 

The  ninth  coinmnml. 

1  ITft  ELIGIOX  is  the  chief  concern 
JtV'  ^^  mortals  here  below  : 

May  all  its  great  importance  learn, 
Its  sovereign  virtue  know. 

2  Let  deep  re[)entance,  faith  and  love. 

Be  join'd  with  godly  fear ; 
And  all  our  conversation  prove 
Our  souls  to  be  sincere. 

3  Let  with  our  lips  our  hearts  agree. 

Nor  slandering  words  devise  - 
33   ' 


37B  HYMN  XLIK. 

We  know  t]ie  God  of  truth  can  see 
Thro'  ev'ry  false  disguise. 

4  Lord,  never  let  our  envy  grow, 

To  hear  another's  praise ; 

Nor  rob  him  of  his  honour  due, 

By  base  revengeful  ways. 

5  O  God  of  truth  !  hei{)  to  detest 

Whate'er  is  false  or  wrong  : 
That  lies  in  earnest  or  in  jest 
May  ne'er  employ  our  tongue. 

Hymn  43.     Second  Part.     c.  m. 

The  Christian  is  true  and  faithful  to  Jesus. 

1  A  M  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
j^  A  follow'r  of  the  Lamb  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 

Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  ? 

2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies, 

On  flow'ry  beds  of  ease  ; 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sail'd  thro'  bloody  seas  ? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face  ? 

Must  1  not  stem  Ihe  Hood  ? 
Is  this  wild  world  a  friend  to  grace. 
To  help  me  on  to  God  2 

A  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign  ; 
Be  faithful  to  my  Lord 
And  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain. 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

^  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 
Shall  concfuer  tho'  they  die  ; 
They  see  the  triumph  from  afar. 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 


HYMN  XLIV.  37d 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 
And  all  thy  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  vicfry  thro'  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  tiiine. 

Hymn  44.     Finft  Part.     l.  m. 

The  tenth  cominand. 

1  'llE^HATE'ER  thy  lot  on  earth  7nay  h€, 

f  f     Let  it  contentment  yield  to  thee  ; 
Nor  others-  envy^  nor  repine ^ 
Nor  copet  alight,  that  is  not  thine, 

2  Justly  hast  thou  forbidden,  I^ord, 

Each  murm'rin^:  motion,  thought,  and  Avord  ^ 

Justly  requiring  full  content, 

With  what  thy  providence  hath  lent. 

3  Hut  can  a  sinner  lift  his  eye 
Before  the  Lord  of  hosts  on  high, 
And  say,  ''  this  precept  I've  obey'd, 
"Nor  from  it  ever  turn'd  aside  T 

4  Alive  without  tlie  law  I  stood. 

And  thought  my  state  was  safe  and  good  ; 
But  when  w  ith  pow'r  this  precept  came, 
I  saw  my  sin,  and  guilt,  and  shame. 

*>  Lord,  1  adore  thy  saving  love. 

Which  did  from  me  the  curse  remove, 
By  hanging  on  th'  accursed  tree, 
And  being  mude  a  curse  for  me  ! 

Hymn  44.     Second  Fart,     c.  m. 

They  roho  arc  converted  cannot  perfectly  obey  the  ianx 

I    /^  RACE  has  enabled  me  to  love 
\_Jf   Thy  holy  law  and  wili ; 
But  sin  has  not  yet  ceasd  to  move. 
It  tyranizes  stilh 


380  HYMN  XLIV. 

2  Hence  often  fill'd  with  dread  alarms, 

My  peace  and  joy  subside ; 
And  I've  employ  for  all  the  arms 
The  gospel  has  supplied. 

3  Thus  ditf' rent  pow'rs  within  me  strive, 

While  opposites  I  feel ; 
I  grieve,  rejoice,  decline,  revive, 
As  sin  or  grace  prevail. 

4  But  Jesus  hath  his  promise  past; 

Sin  with  the  body  dies : 
And  grace  in  all  his  saints  at  last 
Shall  gain  its  victories. 

Hymn  44.     Third  Fart.     l.  m. 

Practical  use  of  the  moral  law. 

1  /^  liORD,  my  soul  convicted  stands 
\^    Of  breaking  all  thy  ten  commands 
And  on  me  justly  might'st  thou  [>our 
Thy  wrath  in  one  eternal  show'r. 

2  But  thanks  to  God,  its  loud  alarms 
Have  warn'd  me  of  approaching  harms ; 
And  now,  O  Lord,  my  wants  1  see^ 
Lost  and  undone,  I  come  to  thee. 

3  I  know  my  tig-leaf  righteousness 
Can  ne'er  thy  brokeik  law  redress; 
Yet  in  the  gospel  plan  1  si^e, 
There's  hope  of  pardon  e'en  f^r  me. 

4  There,  I  behold  Avitb  Avonder,  Lord! 
That  Christ  hath  to  thy  law  restored 
Those  honours  on  tlf  atoning  daj'. 
Which  guilty  sinners  took  away. 

3  Amazing  wisdom,  pov/  r  r,nd  love, 
Displayed  to  rebels  from  atjove  ! 


HYMN  XLV.  381 

Do  thou,  O  Lord,  my  faith  increase 
To  love  ami  trust  thy  plan  of  grace. 
Hymn  45.     First  Parts     l.  m. 

Prayf-r. 

\  ^■^T'HERE  23  my  God?  does  he  retire 
f  f     Beyond  the  reach  of  humhle  sighs  ? 
Are  these  weak  breathings  of  desire 
Too  languid  to  ascend  tJie  skies  ? 

2  No,  Lord,  the  breathings  of  desire. 
The  weak  petition,  if  sincere, 

Is  not  forbidden  to  aspire  ; 

But  reaches  thy  all-gracious  ear. 

3  Look  up,  my  soul,  with  cheerful  eye, 
See  where  the  great  Redeemer  stands ; 
The  glorious  Advocate  on  high; 
With  precious  incense  in  his  hands. 

4  He  sweetens  ev'ry  humble  groan, 
He  recommends  each  broken  prayer : 
Recline  thy  hoi)e  on  him  alone, 
Whose  i}ow'r  and  love  forbid  despair. 

Hymn  45,     Second  Part,     s.  m. 

The  prayer  of  faith. 

1  rilHE  Lord,  who  truly  knows 

1      The  heart  of  ev'ry  saint » 
Invites  us  by  his  holy  word. 
To  pray  and  never  faint. 

2  He  hows  his  gracious  ear! 
We  never  })lead  in  vain  ; 

Yet  we  must  wait  till  he  appear. 
And  i)ray,  and  pray  again. 

3  Tho'  unbelief  suggest 

Why  should  we  longer  wait  ? 


3^2  HYMN  XLV 

He  bids  us  never  give  him  rest  ; 
But  be  importunate. 

4  'Twas  thus  a  widow  poor, 
Without  support  or  friend^ 

Beset  the  unjust  judge's  door, 
And  gain'd  at  last  her  end. 

5  And  shall  not  Jesus  hear 
His  chosen,  when  they  cry  ! 

Yes;  tho'  he  may  a  while  forbear. 
He'll  not  their  suit  deny. 

6  Then  let  us  earnest  be, 
And  never  faint  in  prayer ; 

He  loves  our  im()ortunity, 

And  makes  our  cause  his  care. 

Hymn  45.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Exhortation  to  prayer. 

1  ^SMTH  AT  various  hindrances  we  meet 

jf     In  coming  to  a  mercy-seat ! 
Yet  who,  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer. 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there  ? 

2  Prayer  makes  the  darken'd  cloud  withdraw ; 
Pra3^er  climl.s  the  ladder  Jacob  saw — 
Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love — 
Brings  ev'ry  blessing  from  above. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight ; 
Prayer  makes  the  christian's  armour  bright : 
And  satan  trembles,  when  he  sees 

The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4  Were  half  the  breath  that's  vainly  spent, 
To  heav'n  in  supplication  sent — 

Our  clieerful  song  would  oft'ner  be, 

^*  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me !" 


HYMN  XLV,  XLVi.  383f 

Hymn  43*     Fourth  Part.     l.  m. 

Lord's  prayer. 

1  /^UR  Father,  throii'd  in  heav'n,  divine, 
\J   To  thy  great  name  be  praises  paid  ; 
Thy  kingdom  come, — Tliy  glory  shine  ; 
And  tiiy  gooil  will  be  still  obeyed. 

J  Give  us  our  bread  from  day  to  day, 
And  all  our /wants  do  thou  supply  : 
With  gospel-truth  feed  us,  we  pray, 
That  we  may  never  faint,  nor  die. 

3  Extend  thy  grace,  our  hearts  renew. 
Our  each  offence  in  love  forgive ; 
Teach  us  divine  forgiveness  too, 
And  freed  from  evil,  let  us  live. 

4  For  thine's  the  kingdom,  and  the  pow'r. 
And  all  the  glory  waits  thy  name ; 
Let  evVy  saint  thy  grace  adore, 

And  sound  in  songs  their  loud  Amen. 

Hymn  46.     First  Part.    c.  m. 

Our  Father. 

1    QOV'REIGN  of  all  tlie  worlds  on  high, 
1^    Allow  our  humble  claim;  [heads 

Nor  while  poor  worms  would  raise  their 
Disdain  a  Father's  name. 

1  Our  Father  God  t  how  sweet  the  sound  ! 
How  tender  and  how  dear  ! 
Not  all  the  meloily  of  heav'n, 
Could  so  delight  the  ear. 

'>  Come,  sacred  Spirit,  seal  the  name 
On  my  expanding  heart ; 
\nd  show,  that  in  Jehovalvs  grace 
f  share  a  filial  part. 


384  HYMN  XLVI. 

Clieer'd  by  a  signal  so  divine, 

Unwav'ring;  I  believe : 
^riiou  know'st,  I,  Abba,  Father,  cry, 

Nor  can  thy  word  deceive. 

Hymn  46.      Second  Part.     l.  m. 

Our  Father  and  our  Saviour  are  in  Heaven. 

1  T\ESCEND  from  heav'n,  immortal  Dove, 
JLf  Stoop  down  and  take  us  on  thy  wings ; 
And  mount  and  beav  us  far  above 

The  reach  of  these  inferior  things  ; 

2  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky, 
Up  where  eternal  ages  roil, 
Where  solid  pleasures  never  die. 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul. 

3  O  for  a  sight,  a  blissful  sight 

Of  our  almighty  Father's  throne  ! 

There  sits  the  Saviour  crown'd  with  light, 

Cloih'd  in  a  body,  like  our  own. 

4  Adorina;  saints  around  him  stand, 
While  thrones  and  povr'rs  before  him  fall; 
And  God  shir.es  gracious  thro'  the  man. 
And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  them  all. 

3  O  what  am  lying  Joys  they  feel, 

While  Ut  ihii\v  golden  harps  they  sing. 

And  sit  on  cviV  heav'niy  hill, 

And  spreiui  the  triumphs  of  their  Kingt 

G  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 
That  1  iiiall  mount,  to  dwell  above. 
And  stand,  and  bow,  and  worship  there, 
And  v)pw  thy  face,  and  sing,  and  love  ! 


HYMN  XLVI,  XLVII.  ns^r 

Hymn  46.     Third  Part.     c.  m» 

Rejoicing  in  God  our  Father. 

1   ^^OME  sliout  aloud  the  Father's  grace, 
\J   And  sing  the  Saviour's  love  : 
Soon  shall  you  join  the  glorious  theme 
In  loftier  strains  above. 
2.  God,  the  eternal,  mighty  God, 
To  dearer  names  descends : 
Calls  you  his  treasure  and  his  joy, 
His  children  and  his  friends. 

0  My  Father  God  I  and  may  these  lips 

Pronounce  a  name  so  dear ! 
Not  thus  could  heav'n's  sweet  harmony 
Delight  my  list'ning  ear. 

1  Thanks  to  my  God  for  ev'ry  gift 

His  bounteous  hands  bestow; 
And  thanks  eternal  for  that  love 
Whence  all  those  comforts  floAv. 

5  Forever  let  my  grateful  heart 
His  boundless  grace  adore ; 
Which  gives  ten  thousand  l^lcssings  now., 
And  bids  me  hope  for  more. 

Hymn  47.     First  Part,     c.  m. 

Hallon^ed  he  thy  name. 

i      k   MONG  the  princes,  earthly  gods, 
^/5L  Thei'f^'s  none  hath  pow'r  i\\\  me  ; 
Nor  are  their  names  nor  works,  O  Lord, 
Nor  nature^;,  like  to  thine. 

2  Thy  matchless  pow'r,  thy  sovereign  sway, 

The  nations  shall  adore ; 
Their  long  misguided  prayers  and  praisa 
To  thee,  O  God,  restore. 
34 


386  HYMN  XLVIL 

3  Let  all  confess  thy  name  and  know 

The  wonders  tliou  hast  clone ; 
Let  all  adore  thee,  God  supreme, 
And  own  thee  God  alone. 

4  While  heav'n,  and  all  who  dwell  on  high. 

To  thee  their  voices  raise ; 
Let  the  whole  eartli  assist  the  sky, 
And  join  f  advance  thy  praise. 
Hymn  47*     Second  PaH.     l.  m. 

The  name  of  God  exalted  above  all  •praise. 

1  TTlTERxNALPowV!  whose  high  abode 
M2A  Becomes  the  granrleur  of  our  God  : 
Immensely  far,  beyond  the  bounds, 
Where  stars  revolve  their  little  rounds^ 

2  '^rhe  lowest  step  above  thy  seat 
Rises  too  high  for  Gabriel's  feet ; 
In  vain  the  tallest  angel  tries 

To  reach  the  height  with  wond'ring  eye? 

3  Lord,  what  ?hall  earth  and  ashes  do? 
We  woijld  adore  our  Maker  too; 
From  sin  and  dust  to  thee  we  cry, 
The  Great,  the  Holy,  and  the  High  ! 

4  Ecirth,  from  afar,  has  heard  thy  fame, 
And  woriri?i  have  learn^l  to  lisp  (liy  name. 
But  O  !  tb'3  glories  of  thy  mind 

Leave  all  our  soiring  tlioughts  beliind. 

5  God  is  in  heav^l,  but  man  below; 
Rais'd  be  our  thoughts;  our  words  be  few* 
A  r^acred  reverence  checks  our  songs. 
And  praise  sits  silrnt  on  onr  tongue?^ 


HYMN  XLVIII.  387 

Hymn  48.     First  Part.    l.  m. 

Thy  kingdom  come. 

I      A    SCEXD  thy  throne,  almighty  King. 
J\    And  spread  thy  glories  all  abroad ; 
Let  thine  own  arm  salvation  bring;, 
And  be  thou  known  the  gracious  God. 

1  liet  millions  bow  before  thy  seat. 
Let  humble  mourners  seek  thy  face; 
Brin^  daring  rebels  to  thy  feet, 
Subdued  by  thy  victorious  grace- 

3  0  !  let  the  kingdoms  of  the  world 
Become  the  kingdoms  of  the  Lord; 
Let  saints  and  angels  praise  thy  name, 
Be  thou  thro'  heav'n  and  earth  ador'd. 
Hymn  48.     Second  Part,     l.  m. 
Prayer  for  the  spread  qf  the  g9spel. 

1  TJ RIGHT  as  the  sun's  meridian  blaze^ 

Mm  Vast  a,s  the  blessings  he  conveys. 
Wide  as  he  shines  from  j>ole  to  pole, 
And  permanent  as  his  control : 

2  So,  Jesus,  let  thy  kingdom  come; 
Let  sin  and  hell's  terrific  gloom 
Swift,  at  thy  brightness,  flee  away. 
And  usher  in  the  {)romis'd  day. 

3  Then  shall  the  heathen,  fill'd  with  awe. 
Learn  the  blest  knowledge  of  thy  law  : 
And  Antichrist,  on  ev'r}-  shore, 

Fall  frojn  his  throne  to  rise  no  more. 

4  Then  shall  thy  lofty  praise  resound 
On  Afric's  shores — thro'  Asia's  ground  , 
And  Europe  with  America 

Bhall  stretch  their  eager  arms  to  thee 


388  HYMN  XLVIII. 

5  Then  shall  the  Jew  and  Gentile  meet 
In  pure  devotion  at  ihy  feet : 
And  earth  shall  yield  thee,  as  thy  due. 
Her  fulness  and  her  glory  too. 

Hymn  48.     Third  Part.     l.  m. 

Prayer  for  the  Jens. 

1  TjlATHER  of  faithful  Abra'm,  hear 

mr     Our  earnest  suit  for  Abra'm's  seed  j 
Justly  they  claim  the  tend'rest  prayer 
From  us^  adopted  in  their  stead: 

2  Outcasts  from  thee,  and  scattered  Avido 
Thro'  ev'ry  nation  under  heav'n, 
Blasj-heming  whom  they  crucified, 
Unsav'd,  unpitied,  unforgiv'n. 

3  But  hast  thou  finally  forsook, 
Forever  cast  thine  own  away  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  bid  the  raurd'rers  look 

On  him  they  pierc'd,  and  weep  and  pray  ? 

4  Come  then,  thou  great  Deliv'rer,  come ; 
The  veil  from  Jacob's  heart  remove, 

O !  bring  thine  ancient  people  home, 

And  let  them  know  thy  dying  love ! 

Hymn  48.     Fourth  Part.     l.  m. 

Millenniwn. 

1  T    OOK  up,  ye  saints,  with  sweet  surprise^ 
JLi  Toward  the  joyful,  coming  day, 
M^hen  Jesus  shall  descend  the  skies, 

And  form  a  bright,  and  dazzling  ray. 

2  Nations  shall  in  a  day  be  born. 
And  swift,  like  doves,  to  Jesus  fly; 
The  cluirch  shall  know  no  clouds  return* 
Nor  sorrows  mixing  with  their  joy. 


HYMN  XLIX.  3S& 

3  The  lion  and  the  lamb  shall  feed 
Toejether  in  his  peaceful  reign ; 
Anil  Zion,  blest  with  heav'niy  bread, 
Of  j)inching  wants  no  more  complain. 

4  The  Jew,  the  Greek,  the  bond,  the  free. 
Shall  boast  their  sepVate  rights  no  more ; 
But  join  in  sweetest  harmony, 

Their  Lord,  their  Saviour  to  adore. 

3  Thus,  till  a  thousand  years  be  past. 
Shall  holiness  and  peace  prevail ; 
And  ev'ry  knee  shall  bow  to  Christ, 
And  ev'ry  tongue  shall  Jesus  hail. 

6  Then  the  redeem'd  shall  mount  on  high, 
Where  their  deliv'ring  Prince  is  gone; 
And  angel'o  at  his  word  shall  fly. 
To  bless  them  \vith  the  conq'ror's  crown. 
Hymn  49.      First  Part.     l.  m. 

Thy  will  be  done  on  Earth  as  it  is  in  Heaven. 

1  npHOU  reign'st,  O  Lord,  thy  throne  is 

Thy  robes  are  light  and  majesty; 
Thy  pow'r  is  sovereign  to  fulfil 
The  holy  counsels  of  thy  will. 

2  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth  below 
As  'tis  in  heav'n ;  thy  grace  bestow 
On  us  and  all;  may  we  and  they 
Renounce  our  wills,  and  thine  obey. 

3  While  all  tlie  hosts  of  heav'n  rejoice 
To  yield  obedience  to  thy  voice; 

In  constancy,  and  zeal,  and  love, 
May  we  resemble  those  above, 
34  " 


390  HYMN  XLIX. 

HvMN  49.     Second  Part,     cm. 

Resignation  to  the  mil  qf  God. 

1  VJT^  HRO'  all  the  downward  tracts  of  lime, 

I      God's  watchful  eye  surveys; 
0 !  who  so  wise  to  choose  our  lot, 
Or  regulate  our  ways! 

2  I  cannot  doubt  his  bounteous  love, 

Unmeasurably  kind ; 
To  his  unerring,  gracious  will, 
Be  ev'ry  wish  resign'd. 

3  Good  when  he  gives,  supremely  good, 

Nor  less  when  he  denies  ; 
Ev'n  crosses  from  his  sovereign  hand 
Are  blessings  in  disguise. 

4  Here  perfect  bliss  can  ne'er  be  found  ; 

The  hom^y's  mix'd  w  ith  gall  : 
'Midst  changing  scenes  and  dying  friends. 
Be  thou  my  all  in  all. 
Hymn  49.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

The  will  of  God  be  done  in  providence. 

1  TT  is  the  Lord — enthroned  in  light, 
Jl  Whose  claims  are  all  divine  ; 
Who  has  an  undisputed  right 

To  govern  me  and  mine. 

2  It  is  the  Lord — Should  I  distrusf, 

Or  contradict  his  will  ? 
Who  cannot  do  but  w  hat  is  just, 
And  must  be  righteous  still. 

3  It  is  the  Lord — Avho  gives  me  all 

My  wealth,  my  friends,  my  ease  ; 
And  of  his  bounties  may  recall ; 
Whatever  part  he  please. 


HYMN  L.  331 

•I  It  13  the  Lord — who  can  sustaiu 
Beneath  the  heaviest  load, 
From  whom  assistance  1  obtain 
To  Iread  the  thorny  road. 
5  It  is  the  Lord — whose  matchless  skill 
Can  from  afflictions  raise 
Matter,  eternity  to  till 
With  ever  growing  praise. 

Q  It  is  the  Lord — my  cov'nant  God, 
Thrice  blessed  be  his  name  ! 
Whose  gracious  promise,  seal'd  with  blood. 
Must  ever  be  the  same. 

7  His  cov'nant  will  my  soul  defend, 
Should  nature's  self  expire  : 
And  the  great  Judge  of  all  descend 
In  awful  flames  of  fire. 

And  can  my  soul  w  ith  hopes  like  these^ 

Be  sullen,  or  repine  ? 
No,  gracious  God,  take  wiiat  thou  please, 

I'll  cheerfully  resign. 

Hymn  50.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Give  us  this  day  our  a  illy  bread. 

1  ]%/|"^ST  gracious  Father,  God  of  all, 
IT  ■   To  thee  we  come,  on  thee  we  call, 
By  whom  both  man  and  Ijeast  are  fed  : 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

2  All  our  supplies  on  thee  depend  ; 
Whate'er  we  want,  in  mercy  send ; 
Thou  art  the  glorious  fountain-head, 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

.5  Nothing,  O  Lord,  do  we  deserve; 
The  thought  of  merit  we  would  dread  ; 


392  HYMN  L. 

'Tis  as  an  alms  alone  we  crave. 
Give  Uo  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

1  Forgiving  grace  do  thou  impart 
To  clieer  and  sanctify  each  heart; 
May  we  in  death  join  with  our  Head, 
And  feed  on  Christ  the  living  bread. 

Hymn  50.     Second  Part     l.  m- 

Fathtr^  feed  and  bring  us  safely  home  ! 
i    raiHRO'all  the  various  shifting  scene 
B      Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good  ; 
Thy  hand,  O  God,  conchicts  unseen 
The  beautiful  vicissitude. 

2  n^hou  givest  witli  pat^^rnal  care, 
However  unjnstly  we  complain, 
To  each  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pain. 

3  Trust  we  to  youth,  or  fdeuds  or  pow'r, 
Fi>:  we  on  this  terrestrial  bad  ? 
When  most  secure,  the  commg  hour, 
If  thou  see  tit,  mixy  blast  them  all. 

4  When  lowest  sunlt  with  grief  and  shame, 
FilTd  Avith  afH}cfH>n's  bitter  cup, 

Lost  to  relations,  friends  and  fame, 
Th}^  powerful  hand  can  raise  u^  up. 

5  Thy  powerful  consotations  cheer  ; 

T'ly  smiles  suppress  the  deep-fetch'd  sigh  ; 
Thy  hind  can  dry  the  trickling  tear, 
That  secret  wets  the  orj.han's  eye. 

6  Tims  far  sustain'd,  and  cloth'd  and  fed, 
Thro'  life's  tumultuous  scenes  we've  come; 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread, 

And  lead,  and  bring  us  safely  home 


HYMN  LI,  LII.  393 

HVMN    51.       C.    M. 

Forgive  us  our  debts  as  ne  forgive  our  debtors. 
1    T    ORD,  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie. 
JLi    And  knock  at  mercy's  door  ; 
AVith  heavy  heart  and  downcast  eye, 
Thy  favour  we  implore. 

In  deep  distress  we  seek  thy  face 

Forgiveness  to  receive ; 
We  trust  our  souls  are  taught  thro^  grace 

Our  debtors  to  forgive. 

3  'Tis  pardon,  pardon  we  implore, 

O  let  thy  bowels  move  ! 
Thy  grace  is  an  exhaustless  store, 
And  thou  thyself  art  love. 

4  O  !  for  thine  own,  for  Jesus'  sake, 

Our  many  sins  forgive  ; 
Thy  grace  our  rocky  hearts  can  break. 
And  breaking  soon  relieve. 

5  Mercy,  good  Lord,  mercy  we  plead, 

This  is  the  total  sum  ; 
Mercy,  thro'  Christ,  mercy  we  need ; 
Lord,  let  thy  mercy  come. 

Hymn  52.     First  Part.     l.  m. 

Temptations. 

1  fT^HUS  far  my  God  has  led  me  on, 

P    And  made  his  truth  and  mercy  known ; 
My  hoi)es  and  fears  alternate  rise, 
And  comfortt*  mingle  with  my  sighs 

2  Thro'  this  wide  wilderness  I  roam, 
Far  distant  from  my  blissful  home  ; 
Lord,  let  thy  presence  be  my  stay. 
And  guard  me  in  this  dang'rons  way. 


3Q4  HYMN  LIL 

3  Temptations  ev'ry  where  annoy, 
And  sins  and  snares  my  peace  destroy 
My  earthly  joys  are  from  me  torn, 
And  oft  an  absent  God  1  mourn. 

4  My  soul  with  various  tempests  toss'd  ; 
Her  ho|)es  o'ertnrn'd,  her  ]>rojects  cross'd; 
Sees  ev'ry  day  new  straits  attend. 

And  wonders  where  the  scene  will  end. 

5  Is  this,  dear  Lord,  that  thorny  road, 
Which  leads  us  to  the  mount  of  God? 
Are  these  the  toils  thy  people  know, 
While  in  the  wilderness  below  ? 

6  "^ris  even  so,  thy  faithful  love 
Dotli  all  thy  children's  graces  prove; 
'Tis  thus  our  pride  and  self  must  fall, 
That  Jesus  may  be  all  in  all. 

Hymn  52.     Second ParU     c.  m. 
Deliver  us  from  evil. 
i    f|REACH  us,  O  Lord,  aright  to.  plead 
B      For  mercies  from  a!»ove  : 
O  I  come,  and  bless  our  souls  indeed^ 
V/ilh  ligh.t,  and  joy,  ami  love. 

2  The  gospel's  promis'd  land  is  wide, 

V'e  ffdn  would  enter  in  ; 
But  we  are  press'd  on  ev'ry  side, 
With  unhelief  and  sin. 

3  Arij^e,  O  Lord,  enlarjje  our  coast, 

Let  iJ^  possess  the  vhole; 
That  satan  may  no  longer  boast, 
H(  can  thy  work  control. 
1  O  !  may  thy  hand  be  with  us  stilly 
Our  guide  and  guardian  be; 


II 


HYMN  LII.  3^5 

To  lo?ep  us  safe  from  ev'ry  ill, 
Till  death  shall  set  us  free. 

5  Help  us  on  thee  to  cast  our  care, 
And  on  thy  word  to  rest; 
That  Israel's  God,  who  heareth  prayer. 
Will  grant  us  our  request. 
Hymn  52.     Third  Part.     c.  m. 

Ptr  severance. 

1  W^  EJOICE,  believer,  in  the  Lord. 
M%^  Who  makes  your  cause  his  own  : 
The  hope  that's  built  upon  his  word. 

Can  ne'er  be  overthrown. 

2  Tho'  many  foes  beset  your  road, 

And  feeble  is  your  arm ; 
Your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 
Beyond  the  reach  of  harm. 

3  Weak  as  you  are,  you  shall  not  faint, 

Or  faiutinsT,  shall  not  die ; 
Jesus,  the  strength  of  ev'ry  saint. 
Will  aid  you  from  on  high. 

4  As  surely  as  he  overcame. 

And  triumph'd  once  for  you  ; 
So  surely,  you  that  love  his  name, 
Shall  triumph  in  him  too. 
Hymn  52.     Fourth  Part,     c.  m. 

Victory  through  free  grace. 

1   lr    ET  me,  my  Saviour  and  my  God; 
jLi  On  sov'^rriirn  ^racc  rely ; 
And  own  'ti?  free,  because  bestow'd 
On  one  so  vile  as  I. 

*  Election!  'tis  a  word  divine: 
For,  liOrd,  I  plainly  see. 


396  HYMN  LII. 

Had  not  thy  choice  prevented  mine 
I  ne'er  had  chosen  thee. 

3  Far  ferscverance^  strength  I've  none . 

But  wouUl  on  this  depend, 
That,  Jesus,  having  lov'd  his  own, 
Will  love  them  to  the  end. 

4  Empty  and  bare,  I  come  to  thee 

For  righteousness  divine  : 
O !  may  thy  glorious  merits  be, 
By  imputati&n^  mine. 

5  Free  grace  alone  can  wipe  the  tear* 

From  my  lamenting  eyes : 
And  raise  my  soul,  from  guilty  fears, 
To  joy  that  never  dies. 

t)  Free  grace  can  death  itself  out-brave ^ 
And  take  the  sting  away : 
Can  sinners  to  the  utmost  save, 
And  give  them  victory. 

Hymn  52.     Fifth  Pan.     l.  m. 

Thine  is  the  Kingdom^  Power  ami  Ghry, 
J    ^^UR  grateful  tongues,  immortal  King 
\y   Thy  glor^i  shall  forever  sing ; 
Our  hymns  to  time's  remotest  day, 
Thy  truth  in  sacred  notes  display. 

2  What  poTvV,  O  Lord,  shall  vie  with  tliine  ' 
What  name  among  the  saints,  who  shine, 
Of  equal  excellence  possess'd, 

Tiiy  sovereignty,  will  dare  contest  ? 

3  Thee,  Lord,  heavVs  host  their  Maker  own 
Thine  is  the  Kingdom,  thine  alone; 
Thee,  endless  majesty  has  crown'd, 

And  glory  ever  vests  thee  round. 


HYMN  LIT.  39^ 

?  Thrones  and  dominions  round  thee  fall, 
Tliy  [ircsence  shakes  this  lower  ball: 
From  change  to  change  the  creatures  run  ; 
But  all  thy  vast  designs  are  one. 

5  O  wise  in  all  thy  works!  thy  name 
Let  man's  whole  race  aloud  proclaim ; 
And  grateful  thro'  the  length  of  days. 
In  ceaseless  songs  repeat  thy  praise. 
Hymn  52.     Sixth  Part.     l.  m. 

Ilome  in  view. 

1  A    S  when  the  weary  trav'ller  gains 
/\    The  height  of  some  overlooking  hill, 
His  heart  revives,  if  'cross  the  plains 
He  eyes  his  home,  tho'  distant  stilJ. 

2  Thus,  when  the  christian  pilgrim  view3> 
By  faith,  his  mansion  m  the  skies  ; 

The  sight  his  fainting  strength  renews, 
And  wings  his  speed  to  reach  the  prizes 

3  The  thought  of  home  his  sjnrit  cheers. 
No  more  he  grieves  for  troubles  past ; 
Nor  any  future  trial  fears, 

So  he  maj^  safe  arrive  at  last. 

4  'Tis  there,  he  says,  I  am  to  dwell 
With  Jesus,  in  the  realms  of  day  . 
There  I  shall  bid  my  cares  farewell, 
And  he  will  wipe  ray  tears  away. 

'  Jesus,  on  thee  our  hope  depends. 
To  lead  us  on  to  thine  abode : 
Assur'd  our  home  will  m-ike  amends 
For  all  our  toil  v/hilr  on  the  ronH 

'An 


398  HYMN  LII. 

Hymn  52.     Seventh  ParL    h.  m. 

Amen. 

MEN  !  My  Father  hears  my  prayer?^ 
He  knows  my  sorrows,  counts  my 
He  never  said  to  Jacob's  race,        [tears ; 
In  vain  ye  seek  your  Father's  fece. 
Amen  !  My  precious  JesuF  lives, 
And  access  to  his  peoj>le  gives  ; 
A  rainiiow  now  surrounds  the  throne 
And  in  his  name  I  boldly  come. 
Amen  !  The  Spirit  will  impart 
His  sacred  influ'nce  to  my  heart ; 
He'll  teach  and  hel[)  me  when  1  pray, 
Nor  shall  I  go  asham'd  away. 
Amen  !  The  words,  my  lips  pronounce 
The  wishes  of  my  soul  announce  ; 
And  God  more  willing  is  to  give, 
Than  1  am  willing  to  receive. 
Amen  !  I  said,  when  first  I  gave 
Myself  to  Christ,  that  he  might  saver 
And  still  my  tongue  repeats  that  word, 
Whene'er  1  call  uj)on  my  Lord. 
Amen  !  I  will  not  faint  or  cease, 
But  wait  as  long  as  he  shall  please  ; 
Depending,  praying,  pressing  on. 
Till  to  himself  he  takes  me  home. 
Amen  !  the  cov'nant  is  secure. 
In  ail  things  order'd  well,  and  sure  ^ 
The  promisr^fe  con'irm'd  remain  ; 
In  Chi'ibL  their  yea,  in  him  Amen. 
Amen  !  This  is  the  Saviour's  name 
He  is  the  faithful,  true  Amen  ; 
As  lie  hatli  said,  ^o  ^hail  it  he. 
Amen  to  all  eternity. 


HYMNS. 

aJ)aptkd  to  the  lord's  supper 


Hymn  53.     l.  m. 

Let  a  man  examine  himself,  and  so  let  him  cat, 
i   ^/iTHAT  strange  per[)Iexities  arise? 
f  f     What  anxious  fears  and  jealousies 
What  crowds  in  doubtful  light  appear  ? 
How  few,  alas,  approved  and  clear  I 

2  And  what  am  I  ? — My  soul,  awake, 
And  an  impartial  survey  take  ; 

Does  no  dark  sign,  no  ground  of  fear, 
In  practice  or  in  heart  appear  ? 

3  What  image  does  my  spirit  bear  ? 
Is  Jcsiis  form'd,  and  living  there  ? 
Say,  do  his  lineaments  divine 

In  thought,  and  word,  and  action  shine! 

4  Searcher  of  hearts,  O  search  me  still ; 
The  secrets  of  my  soul  reveal ; 

My  fears  remove;  let  me  appear 
To  God,  and  my  own  conscience  clear. 
J  May  1  consistent  with  thy  word, 
Approach  thy  table,  O  my  Lord! 
May  I  among  thy  saints  appear? 
Shall  I  a  welcome  guest  be  there^? 

0  Have  I  the  wedding  garment  on, 
Or  do  I  naked,  stand  alone  ? 
O!  quicken,  clothe,  and  feed  my  soul; 
Forgive  my  sins,  and  make  me  whole. 


4W  HYMN  LIV,  LV. 

Hymn  54.     l.  im. 
r  re-par  atio'i\. 

1  1^  TERN  AL  King:,  enthron  d  above, 
JIjj   Look  (lo^vn  in  faithfulness  and  love^ 
Prej)are  our  hearts  (o  seek  thy  face, 

And  grant  us  thy  reviving  grace. 

2  Long  have  we  lieard  the  joyful  call, 
But  yet  our  faith  and  love  are  small ; 
Our  hearts  are  torn  with  worldly  cares, 
And  all  our  paths  are  filTd  with  snares. 

3  Unworthy  to  api>roach  thy  throne, 
Our  trust  is  fix'd  on  Christ  alone; 
In  him  thy  covenant  stands  secure, 
And  will  from  age  to  age  endure. 

4  O !  let  us  hear  thy  pard'ning  voice, 
And  hid  our  mourning  hearts  rejoice  5 
Revive  our  souls,  our  faith  renew, 
Prepare  for  duties  now  in  view. 

5  Make  all  our  spices  flow  abroad, 
A  grateful  incense  to  our  God ; 
Let  ho[^e,  and  love,  and  joy  appear, 
And  ev'iy  grace  be  active  here. 

JIVMN    55.      L.    M. 
rrcpfTTation. 

1  ^fclllE  broken  bread,  the  blessed  cup, 

B      Oi)  Avhich  we  now  are  calTd  to  sup^ 
With.out  thy  help  and  grace  divine. 
Will  prove  no  more  than  bread  and  wine 

2  But  come,  great  Master  of  the  feast, 
Dispense  thy  grace  to  evVy  guest ; 
Direct  our  views  to  Calvary, 

And  help  us  to  remcml)erthec 


HYMN  LVI.  101 

•^  Let  us  with  light  and  truth  be  blest* 
That  on  th}^  bosom  we  may  rest; 
And  at  thy  supper  each  may  learn 
Thy  broken  body  to  discern. 

4  0  that  our  souls  may  now  be  fed 
With  Christ  himself  the  living  bread. 
That  we  the  covenant  may  renew 
And  to  our  vows  be  render'd  true ! 
Hymn  56.     c.  m. 

Invitation. 

1  "^^E  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 
1      Behold  a  royal  feast ! 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store, 
For  ev'r}^  humble  guest. 

J  See  Jesus  stands  with  0[)en  arms; 
He  calls,  he  bids  you  come  ; 
Guilt  holds  you  back,  and  fear  alarms; 
But  see,  there  yet  is  room — 

3  Room  in  the  Saviours  bleeding  heart : 

There  love  and  pity  meet ; 

Nor  will  he  bid  the  soul  depart, 

That  tremhles  at  his  feet. 

4  In  him  the  Father  reconcil'd 

Invites  your  souls  to  come  ; 

The  rebel  shall  Ue  cal!\l  a  child, 

And  kindly  welcom'd  home. 

'i  O!  come,  and  with  his  children  taste 
The  blessings  of  his  love; 
While  liope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 
>  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice 
Before  th'  eternal  throne, 
35  " 


402  UYMN  LVII,  LVlll- 

Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice. 
In  extacies  unknown. 

7  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more. 
Are  Avelcome  still  to  cojiie; 
Ye  longing  souls,  the  grace  adore; 
Approach,  tiiere  yet  is  room. 

Hyj>in  57.      C.   M. 

InviiatiGn. 

1  F¥1HE  King  of  heav'n  his  taMe  spreads, 

B       And  blessings  crown  the  board; 
I^ot  Paradise,  with  all  its  Joys, 
Could  such  delight  afford. 

2  Parilon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 

And  endless  lite  are  giv'n  ; 
Thro'  tlie  rich  blood  that  Jesus  shed, 
To  raise  our  souls  to  heav'n, 

3  Ye  hungry  poor,  tliat  long  have  strayed 

In  Sill's  dark  mazes,  come ; 
Come,  from  yoiir  most  obscure  retreats^ 
And  grace  shall  find  you  room. 

4  Millions  of  souls,  in  glory  now, 

^\'ere  fed  and  fea?ted  here  ; 
And  millions  more,  still  on  the  way- 
Around  the  board  appear. 

5  All  things  are  ready,  come  away, 

Nor  weak  e\cuses  frame; 
Crowd  to  3  our  [)laces  at  the  feast. 
And  bless  the  Founder's  name. 
Hymn  58.     l.  m. 

Invitation. 

i   ^OME  in,  ye  blessed  of  the  Lord, 
^^  Ye  that  believe  his  holy  word  , 


HYMN  LIX.  ^^03 

Come,  and  receive  his  heav'nly  bread, 
The  (qod,  with  which  his  saints  are  fed. 
J  Your  Saviour's  boundless  goodness  prove. 
And  feast  on  his  redeeming  love; 
Come,  all  ye  happy  souls,  that  thirst, 
The  last  is  welcome  as  the  first. 

3  Come  to  his  table,  and  receive 
Whate'er  a  pardoning  God  can  give  ; 
His  love  thro'  ev'ry  age  endures  ; 
His  promise  and  himself  are  yours. 

Hymn  59.     p.  m. 

Invitation — It  is  finished. 

J   "ffJARK  !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
Jt]l_  Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary  ; 
See  I  it  rends  the  rocks  asunder. 

Shakes  the  earth,  and  veils  the  sky  ! 
''  It  isfinidi'dr 
Hear  the  dying  Saviour  cry. 
2  It  is  finish'd  !  O  what  j)leasure 

Ho  these  j)recious  words  afiTord  ! 
Heav'nly  blessings,  without  measure, 

Flow  tons  from  Christ  the  Lord  : 
H  is  (inish'd  ! 

Saints,  the  dying  words  record. 
5  Finiirh'd,   all  the  types  and  shadows 

Of  the  ceremonial  law  ! 
Finish'd,  all  that  (jiod  had  proniiAl  5 

Death  and  hell  no  more  vA\M  awe  : 
H  isfinishM! 

Saints,  from  hence  your  comfort  draw- 
Happy  souls,  approach  the  table, 

Taste  the  soul-revivins;  food  ! 


404  HYMN  LX. 

Nothing's  half  so  sw^et  and  pleasaui. 
As  the  Saviour's  flesh  and  blood. 

It  is  iinisii'd  ! 

Christ  has  borne  the  heavy  load. 
Cf  Tune  your  haq)s  anew,  ye  seraph^. 
Join  to  sing  the  pleasing  theme  ; 

All  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n, 
Join  to  praise  Immanuel's  name  ! 

Hallelujah! 

Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb  ! 

Hymn  60.     l.  m. 

The  memorials  of  our  absent  Lord. 

I     T  ESU8  is  gone  above  the  skies, 

^    Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not^ 

And  carnal  objects  court  our  eyes, 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

1  He  knows  what  wand'ring  hearts  we  have. 
Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  face : 
And,  to  refresli  our  mi  ads,  he  gave 
These  kind  memorials  of  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread 
With  his  own  flesh,  and  djnng  blood; 
We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 

And  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  our  God, 

4  Let  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot. 
And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  ev'ry  thougid. 
And  faith  and  ho'pe  be  fix'd  on  him. 

i)  While  he  is  absent  from  our  sight, 
'Tis  to  prepare  our  souls  a  place; 
That  we  may  dwell  in  heav'nly  lighf 
And  live  for  rver  near  his  face. 


HYMN  LXI,  LXII.  405 

a  Our  C3'es  look  upwards  to  the  hills, 
Whence  our  returning  Lord  shall  come; 
We  wait  th}'  chariot's  awful  Avheels, 
To  fetcii  our  longing  spirits  home. 
Hymn  61.     c.  3i. 
The  Ijove  of  Christ. 

1  XTOW  condescending,  and  how  kind 
jrl.  Was  God's  eternal  Son! 

Our  mis'ry  reach'd  ids  heav'nly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  him  down. 

2  When  justice,  by  our  sins  provok'd, 

Drew  forth  his  dreadful  sword  ; 
He  gave  his  soul  up  to  the  stroke, 
Without  a  murm'ring  word. 

3  Here  we  receive  repeated  seals 

Of  Jesus'  dying  love  : 
Hard  is  the  wretcli  that  never  feels 
One  soft  affection  move. 

A  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt, 
While  we  his  death  record  ; 
And,  with  our  joy  for  j)ardon'd  guilt, 
IMourn  that  we  pierc'd  the  Lord. 

Hymn  62.     c.  m. 

Chriat  the  Bread  of  Life. 

ET  us  adore  th'  eternal  Word, 
'Tis  he  our  souls  hatii  fed  ; 
T}iou  art  our  living  stream,  O  Lord, 
And  thou  th'  immortal  bread. 
2  Bless'd  be  the  Lord,  that  gives  his  flesh 
To  nourish  dying  men  ; 
\nd  often  spreads  his  table  fresh. 
J>est  we  siipuld  faint  agajn. 


4©0  HYMN  LXIIL 

3  Our  soul?  shall  draw  their  heav'nly  breati 

Whilst  Je&us  finds  supplies  ; 
Nor  shall  our  graces  sink  to  death  : 
For  Jesus  nev  er  dies. 

4  The  God  of  mercy  be  ador'd, 

Who  calls  our  souls  from  death  ; 
Who  saves  by  his  redeeming  word, 
And  new-creating  breath. 

5  To  praise  the  Fatlier,  and  the  Son, 

And  Spirit  .dl  cHvine, 
The  One  in  Three,  aad  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 
Hymn  63,     l.  m. 
Gn  the  first  approach  to  iht  Lord'^s  Table. 

3    T    ORD,  J  am  thine,  entirely  thine, 
M  J  Purchas'd  and  sav'd  by  blood  divine : 
With  full  consent  thine  I  would  be, 
And  own  thy  sov'reign  right  in  me. 

2  Here,  Lord,  my  flesh,  my  soul,  my  all^ 
I  yield  to  thee  beyond  recall ; 
Accept  thine  own,  so  long  withheld; 
Accept  what  I  so  freel}^  yield. 

3  Grant  one  poor  sinner  more  a  place 
Among  the  children  of  thy  grace ; 
A  wretched  sinner,  los*t  to  God, 
But  ransom'd  by  Immanuel's  blood. 

4  Thine  would  I  live — thine  would  I  die 
Be  thine  thro'  all  eternity  ; 

The  vow  is  past  beyonil  rrpeal; 
And  now  I  set  the  solemn  seal. 

5  Be  thoii  the  witness  of  my  vow. 
Angels  and  men  attest  it  too  r 


HYMN  LXIV.  4m 

That  to  thy  board  I  now  repair, 
And  seal  the  sacred  contract  there. 

6  Here,  at  that  cross,  where  flows  the  blood 
That  bought  my  guilty  soul  for  God; 
Tliee,  my  new  Master,  now  I  call, 

And  consecrate  to  thee  my  all. 

7  Do  thou  assist  a  feeble  worm, 
The  great  engagement  to  perform; 
Thy  grace  can  full  assistance  lend. 
And  on  that  grace  I  dare  depend. 

Hymn  64.     c.  m. 
Faith ^  Hope^  and  Love. 
i    f^HHE  blest  meiiiorlals  of  thy  grief^ 
Jl     The  sutf 'rings  of  thy  death, 
We  come,  dear  Saviour,  to  receive. 
But  would  receive  v^iih  faith. 
:  Tlie  tokens  sent  us  to  relieve 
Our  spirits,  when  they  droop, 
We  come,  dear  Saviour,  to  receive, 
But  would  receive  with  hope. 

•  The  pledges,  thou  wast  pleas'd  to  leave; 
Our  mournful  ini'ids  to  move. 
We  come,  dear  Saviour,  to  receive, 
But  would  receive  with  love. 
i  Here  in  obedience  to  thy  word, 
We  take  the  bread  and  wine  ; 
The  utmost  we  can  do,  dear  Lord, 
For  all  beyond  is  thine. 
;i  Increase  our  faith,  and  hope,  and  lovc< 
Lord  give  us  all  that's  good  : 
We  would  ihy  full  salvation  prove, 
Axxd  share  thy  flesh  and  blood. 


4&8  HYMN  LXV,  LXVI. 

Hymn  65.     l.  m. 
Struggling  against  unbeluf. 
i    BjITY  a  helpless  sianer,  Lord, 
J/    Who  would  believe  thy  gracious  word  : 
Who  owns  his  heart,  with  shame  and  grief; 
A  sink  of  sin  and  unbelief. 

2  Lord,  in  thy  house,  I  read  there's  room, 
And  vent'ring  hard,  behold  I  come ; 
But  can  there.  Saviour !  can  there  be, 
Among  the  children  room  for  721c  ? 

3  I  eat  the  bread,  and  drink  the  wine  : 
But  O  !  my  soul  wants  more  than  sign ! 
I  faint,  unless  1  feed  on  thee, 

And  drink  thy  blood  as  shed  for  mc. 

4  For  sinners.  Lord,  thou  cam'st  to  bleed  : 
And  Tin  a  sinner  viie  indeed  ! 

liOrd,  I  *»elieve  thy  grace  is  free; 
O  1  magnify  thy  grace  in  lyic. 

Hymn  (3G.     p.  m; 
TFe  celebraip.  his  dying  love. 
1      "W  ESUS,  once  for  sinners  slain, 

^     From  Ihf  dead  was  rais'd  again  : 

And  in  heav'n  is  now  set  down 

With  his  Father  on  liis  throne. 
^  There  he  reigns  a  king  supreme  : 

We  <\vd\\  also  reign  with  him: 

Feeble  souls  be  not  dismayed ; 

Trust  in  his  almighty  aid. 

3  He  has  made  an  end  of  sin ; 

And  his  fdood  hath  w  ishM  us  clean; 
Fear  not;  he  is  ever  near; 
Now,  even  now.  he's  with  us  here 


m 


HYMN  LXVII.  40Q 

4  Thus  assembling,  we  by  faith. 
Till  he  come,  show  forth  his  death; 
Of  his  body,  bread's  the  sign: 
And  Me  view  his  blood  in  wine. 

5  Saints  on  earth,  with  saints  above, 
Celebrate  his  dying  love; 

And  let  evVy  ransora'd  son! 
Sound  his  praise  from  pole  to  pole. 
Hymn  67.     l.  m. 
The  gospel  feast. 

1  TJTOW  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord  I 
SlM.  T'hy  table  furnish'd  from  above; 
The  fruits  of  life  o'erspread  the  board. 
The  cup  o'eriiows  with  heav'niy  love. 

2  Thine  ancient  family,  the  Jews, 
Were  tirst  invited  to  the  feast : 
We  humbly  take,  what  they  refuse, 
And  Gentiles  thy  salvation  taste. 

3  We  are  the  poor,  the  !)liiul,  the  lame, 
And  help  was  far,  and  death  was  nigh! 
But,  at  the  gospel  call,  we  came, 
And  ev'ry  want  receiv'd  sup[>ly. 

1  From  the  highway  that  leads  to  hell, 
From  paths  of  darkness  and  despair, 
TiOrd,  we  are  come  with  thee  to  dwell. 
Glad  to  enjoy  thy  presence  here. 

>  What  ^hall  we  pay  the  eternal  Son, 
That  left  the  heav'n  of  his  abode ; 
And  (o  this  wretched  earth  came  down. 
To  bring  his  wamrrers  back  to  God ! 

•  It  cost  him  death  to  save  our  lives: 
'Vfi  hny  our  souls,  it  cost  his  own  • 


'410  HYMN  LXVIII,  LXIX. 

And  all  the  unknown  joys  he  gives, 
Were  bought  with  agonies  imknowil. 

7  Our  everlasting  love  is  due 

To  him,  that  ransom 'd  sinners  lost^ 
And  }3itied  rebels,  when  he  knew 
The  vast  expense  his  love  would  cost 

S  To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  giv'n, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 
Hymn  68.     l.  m. 

Not  cshamed  qf  Chmsl  crudjitd. 

'\      A   T  thy  command,  our  dearest  LorJ^ 
jf^  Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast; 
Tiiy  blood,  like  wine,  adorns  thy  boards 
And  thiiie  own  fiesh  feeds  ev'ry  guest. 

2  Our  f;iith  adores  thy  bleeding  love. 
And  truslri  {j\'  life  in  one  that  died; 
We  ho|>e  for  heav'n ly  crowns  above. 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  liCt  the  vain  world  pronounce  its  shame. 
And  nina:  their  scandals  on  the  cau?e; 
We  c^une  to  boast  our  Saviours  name^, 
And  make  our  (rium[)hs  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy  wc  tell  the  scofTmfr  age. 
He,  that  was  deacL,  has  left  his  tomb. 
He  li^es  above  tlieir  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waitijig  till  he  corac. 

Hy:in  60.     c.  M. 

His  flesh  is  meat  indeed. 

1   1  ^ERE  at  thy  table,  Lord,  we  men,!. 


HYMN  LXX.  AW 

Thy  body  is  the  bread  >ve  eat. 
Thy  precious  blood  the  wine. 

(2  He,  that  prepares  this  rich  repast, 
Himaclf  comes  down  and  dies  ; 
And  then  invites  us  thus  to  feast 
Upon  the  sacrifice. 

3  Here  peace  and  pardon  sweetly  flow; 

O  what  delightful  food ! 
We  eat  the  bread,  and  drink  the  wine^ 
But  think  on  nobler  good. 

4  The  bitter  torment  he  endur'd, 

Upon  th'  accursed  tree, 
For  me,  each  welcome  guest  may  say, 
'Twas  all  sustained  for  me. 

5  Sure  there  was  never  love  so  free, 

Dear  Saviour,  so  divine  : 
Well  may'st  thou  claim  that  heart  of  me^ 
Which  owes  so  much  to  thine  I 
Hymn  70.     p.  m. 

The  blood  of  Christ. 

1  ^^^LTE  sin-sick  souls  draw  near, 

m      And  banquet  with  your  King, 

His  royal  bounty  share, 

And  loud  hosannas  sing  : 
Here  mercy  reigns,  here  peace  abounds. 
Here's  blood  to  heal  your  dreadful  wouikU. 

2  He's  on  a  throne  of  grace. 
And  waits  to  answer  praj^er  : 
M^hat  tho'  thy  gin  and  guilt 
Like  crimson  doth  appear  ; 

The  blood  of  Christ  divinely  flowe, 
A  healing  balm  for  all  thy  woe?. 


41?  HYMN  LXXL 

3  O  wondrous  love  and  grace ! 
Did  Jesus  die  forme  ? 
Were  all  my  num'rous  debts 
Discharg'd  on  Calvary  ? 

Yes,  Jesus  died — the  work  is  done  ^ 
He  did  for  all  my  sins  alone. 

4  On  earth  I'll  sing  hi*  love, 
In  heav'n  I  too  shall  join 
The  ransom'd  of  the  Lord, 
In  accents  all  divine  ; 

And  see  my  Saviour  face  to  face, 
And  ever  dwell  in  his  embrace. 

Hymn  71.     cm 

This  Cup  is  the  New-Testament  in  my  blood. 

1  ^BlHE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 

B      Shall  stand  forever  good ; 
He  said,  and  gave  his  soul  to  death, 
And  seal'd  the  grace  with  blood. 

2  To  this  dear  cov'nant  of  thy  word, 

I  set  my  w^orthless  name  ; 
I  seal  th'  engagement  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  ImmMe  claim. 

3  The  light,  and  strength,  and  pardoning 

And  glory,  shall  be  mhie  ;  [grace. 

My  life  and  soul,  my  heart  and  flesh, 
And  all  my  pow'rs  are  thine. 

4  I  call  that  legacy  my  own, 

Which  Jesus  did  bequeath; 
'Twas  purchas'd  with  his  dying  groan, 
And  ratified  in  death. 

^  Sweet  is  the  memVy  of  his  name, 
Who  blessM  us  in  his  will  ,• 


HYMN  LXXri,  LXXIII.         41i5 

And  to  his  testament  of  love, 
Made  his  own  life  the  seal. 
Hymn  72.     l.  m. 
Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  7vas  slain. 
i    ^^  THE  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross, 
\Jf    Where  God  the  Saviour  lov'd  and 
Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draw  s  [died  t 

From  his  dear  wounds,  and  hleeding  side, 

2  I  would  for  ever  speak  his  name 

In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown : 
With  angels  join  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  his  Father's  throne. 

3  All  hail  I  thou  great  Immanuel,  hail ! 
Ten  thousand  l)lessings  on  thy  name  ! 
While  thus  thy  wondrous  love  we  tell, 
Our  bosoms  feel  the  sacred  flame. 

A  Come,  quickly  come,  immortal  King! 
On  earth  thy  regal  honours  raise  ; 
The  full  -alvation  promised  bring, 
Then  ev'ry  tongue  shall  sing  thy  praise  ^ 
Hymn  73.     l..  m. 
Thanksgiving. 

1  ^giHE  food  on  which  thy  children  live. 

JL     Great  God,  is  thine  alone  to  give  : 
And  we,  for  grace  reccivM,  would  raise 
A  sacred  song  of  love  and  praise. 

2  How  vast,  how  full,  how  rich,  how^  free, 
Dear  Jesus,  thy  rich  treasures  be ! 

To  the  full  fountain  of  our  joys, 
"We  gladlj'  curae  for  fresh  supplies. 

3  For  this  we  wait  upon  thee.  Lord; 
For  this  we'listen  to  thy  word : 

30  - 


414  HYMN  LXXIV. 

Descend  like  gentle  show'rs  of  rain. 
Nor  let  our  souls  attend  in  vain. 

Hymn  74.     c.  m. 

Tfianksgiving. 

i    T    ORD,  at  thy  talile  I  behold 
JLii   'fhe  wonders  of  thy  grace; 
But  most  of  all  admire,  that  I 
Should  find  a  welcome  place  : 

2  I  that  am  all  defil'd  with  sin, 

A  rebel  to  my  God ; 
I  that  have  crucified  his  Son, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood  ! 

3  AVhat  strange  surprising  grace  is  this, 

That  such  a  soul  has  room ! 
My  Saviour  takes  me  by  the  hand, 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

4  Eat,  O  my  friends,  the  Saviour  cries, 

The  feast  was  made  for  you : 
For  you  I  groan d,  and  bled,  and  died. 
And  rose,  and  triumphV*  too. 

5  With  trembling  faith,  and  bleeding  heart 

Lord,  I  accept  thy  love : 
'Tis  a  rich  banquet  1  have  had; 
What  will  it  be  above  ? 

6  Ye  saints  below^,  and  hosts  of  iieav'n, 

Join  all  your  praising  J)0^v'^s  ; 
No  theme  is  like  redeeminv;  1  >v'  , 
No  Saviour  is  like  ourr. 
/  Had  I  ten  thousand  fiearts,  doar  Lord, 
I'd  give  them  all  lO  thee  : 
Had  I  ten  thousand  tong'ic^,  tht;y  all 
Should  join  the  harir.ony    ♦ 


HYMN  LXXV.  415 

8  To  Father,  Son,  ami  Holy  Ghost, 
The  God,  Avhom  we  ailore, 
Be  glory,  as  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  be  evermore. 

Hymn  lb.     c.  m. 

Hosanna. 

1  ^HOUT  and  proclaim  the  Saviour's  lov^, 
J5   Ye  saints,  that  taste  his  wine; 

Join  with  your  kindred  saints  above, 
In  loud  Uosajmas  jom. 

2  A  thousand  glories  to  our  God, 

AYlto  gives  such  joy  as  this; 
Hosaniia!  let  it  sound  abroad, 
And  reach  where  Jesus  is. 

3  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And  Spirit  all  divine. 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 


HYMNS. 

MISCELLANEOUS — TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


Hymn  76.     c.  m. 

Frail  Vfe^  and  succeeding  eternity. 

i   ^glHEE  ^ve  adore,  eternal  name! 
1      And  humbly  own  to  thee. 
How  feelile  is  our  mortal  frame  ; 
What  dying  worms  are  Ave ! 

2  Our  wasting  lives  grow  shorter  still, 

As  months  and  days  increase  ; 

And  ev'ry  beating  pulse  Ave  tell, 

Leaves  the  small  number  less. 

3  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  awaj 

The  breath  at  iirst  it  gave  ; 
Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  be, 
We'iie  traveling  to  the  grave. 

4  Dangers  stand  thick  thro'  all  thegromid. 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb ; 
And  fierce  diseases  Avait  around, 
To  hurry  mortals  honie. 

J  Great  God!  on  what  a  slender  thread 
Hang  everlasting  thin2;s! 
Th'  eternal  state  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 
W  Infinite  joy  or  endless  woe 
Attends  on  ev'ry  breath  ; 
And  yet  how^  unconcernM  we  go 
ITpoii  the  brink  of  death! 


HYMN  LXXVn.  4ir 

7  Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 
To  walk  this  dangTous  road  ; 
And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 
May  they  be  found  with  God. 
Hymn  77.     c.  m. 

Time  is  sfiort. 

1  rjlHE  time  is  short!  the  season  neav. 

1      When  death  will  us  remove; 
To  leave  our  friends,  however  dear, 
And  a4l  we  fondly  love. 

2  The  time  is  short !  sinners  bew^arcj 

Nor  trifle  time  away; 
The  word  of  great  salvation  hear, 
While  it  is  calfd  to-day. 

3  The  time  is  short !  ye  rebels,  now 

To  Christ  the  Lord  submit; 
To  mercy's  golden  sceptre  bow. 
And  fall  at  Jesue'  feet. 

4  The  time  is  short !  ye  saints  rejoice  ; 

The  Lord  will  quickh'  come : 
Soon  bhaH  ye  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice^ 
To  call  you  to  your  ho?ne. 

5  The  time  is  short!  it  swiftly  flies, 

The  hour  is  just  at  hand ; 
^Vhen  we  shall  mount  at>ove  the  skies, 
And  reach  the  wish'd-for  land. 

6  The  time  is  short!  tlve  moment  near. 

When  we  shall  dwell  above; 
And  be  forever  hap[)y  there, 
With  Jesus,  whom  we  love. 


418        HYMN  LXXAail,  LXXIX. 

Hymn  78.     l.  m. 

Eternity. 

I  TERNITY  !  stupendous  theme! 
Com]mr\l  herewith  our  life's  a  dream. 
Eternity !  O  awful  sound,  [drown'd !' 

*  A  deep,  where  alj  our  thoughts  are 

2  Eternity !  the  dread  abode, 
And  habitation  of  our  God ; 
His  glory  fills  the  vast  expanse, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  mortal  sense. 

3  But  an  eternity  there  is 

Of  dreadful  woe,  or  joyful  bliss: 
And,  swift  as  time  fulfils  its  round. 
We  to  eternity  are  bound. 

4  What  countless  millions  of  mankind 
Have  left  this  fleeting  world  behind ! 
They're  gone ;  but  where  ? — ah  !  paus^e  and 
Gone  to  a  long  eternity.  [see, 

,5  Sinner,  can'st  thou  for  ever  dwell 

In  all  the  fiery  deeps  of  hell ; 

And  is  death  nothing,  then,  to  thee ; 

Death,  and  a  dread  eternity  ? 
6  Ye  gracious  fquIs,  with  joy  look  up; 

In  fyhrist  rejoice,  your  glorious  hope; 

This  everlasling  bliss  secures; 

God  and  eternity  are  yours. 
Hymn  79.     l.  m. 

Eternal  U/c 

}  "Fjl  TERN  AL  life !  how  sweet  the  sound 
JPj   To  sinners,  who  deserve  to  die ! 
Proclaim  the  bliss  the  world  around, 
And  f:hout  the  joys,  ye  worUU,  on  Jiigh. 


HYMN  LXXX.  419 

?  Eternarl  life !  how  will  it  reign, 

Wlien,  mounting  from  this  breathless  clod, 
The  soul  (lischarg'd  from  sin  and  pain, 
x\scemls  f  enjoy  its  Father,  God! 

1  Eternal  life  !  how  will  it  bloom 
In  beauty  on  that  blissful  day, 
When  rescued  from  th'  imprisoning  tomb, 
A  glory  clothes  our  rising  clay ! 

4  Eternal  life !  O  how  refinM 

The  joy!  the  triumph  how  divine! 
When  saints  in  body,  and  in  mind, 
Shall  in  the  Saviour's  image  shine ! 

>  Holy  and  heav'nly  be  that  soul, 
Where  dw^ells  an  hope  so  high  as  this  ; 
How  shoiild  we  long  to  reach  the  goal, 
And  seize  the  prize  of  endless  bliss ! 
Hymn  80.     p.  m. 
Time  and  Eternity. 
1    "M"    O  !  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land, 

B  A  'Twixt  two  unbounded  seas  1  stand 

Yet  how  insensible! 
A  point  of  time,  a  moment's  space, 
Removes  me  to  yon  heav'nly  place. 
Or — shuts  me  up  in  hell. 
*  O  Gail,  my  inmost  soul  convert, 
And  deeply  on  my  thoughtful  heart 

Eternal  things  impress,^ 
Give  me  to  feel  their  solemn  weight, 
And  save  me  ere  it  be  too  late  ; 
Wake  me  to  righteousness. 

'  Before  me  place,  in  bright  array, 
The  pomj)  of  that  tremendous  day, 
When  thou  Tvith  rlowls  ^^halt  come 


420  HYMN  LXXXI. 

To  judge  the  nations  at  thy  bar : 
And  tell  me,  Lord,  shall  1  be  thete> 
To  meet  a  joyful  doom  i 

4  Be  this  my  one  great  business  her^, 
With  holy  trembling,  holy  fear. 

To  miike  my  calling  sure ! 
Thine  utmost  counsel  to  fulfil, 
And  suffer  all  thy  righteous  wiif. 

And  to  the  end  endure  ! 

5  Then  Saviour,  then  my  soul  receive, 
Transported  from  this  vale,  to  live 

And  reign  with  tnee  above  ; 
Where  f-iith  is  sweetly  lost  in  sight. 
And  hope  in  full  supreme  delight 

And  everlasting  love. 

Hymn  81.     l.  m. 

The  Seasons. 

^   fTTlHY  providence,  g'*eat  God,  we  praise^ 
B      How  good  and  gre^tt  are  all  thy  ways  ! 
Thy  bounty  crowns  our  passing  years, 
And  dissipates  our  anxious  fears. 

2  Thy  promise  stands  forever  fast, 

While  sun,  and  moon,  and  earth  shall  last , 
The  l:iws  of  sea:;ons  shall  endure. 
Till  time  anvl  st.irs  are  known  no  more. 

3  Summer  und  winter,  cold  and  heat, 
Ain\  ni^-Jit  and  day  in  order  meet  ; 
Seed-time  and  harvest,  each  succeed. 
To  ;>rove  Lhy  lov»^ — supply  our  need. 

I  Wiienye:i»*s  are  [)ast,  and  reasons  o'er. 
We  still  feliall  prove  thy  covenant  sure  r 
Au'J  tn  the  shining  ?ea'ms  of  bliss. 
Adore  thy  gooonegs  ;rnfl  thy  grace. 


HYMN  LXXXII,  LXXXIII,      421 

Hymn  82.     c.  m. 
Summer — an  Harvest  song. 

1  FTIO  praise  the  ever  bounteous  Lord, 

I      My  soul  wake  all  thy  pow'rs  : 
He  calls,  and  at  his  voice  come  forth 
The  smiling  harvest-hours. 

2  His  cov'nant  with  the  earth  he  keeps ; 

My  tongue  his  goodness  sing; 
Summer  and  winter  know  their  time. 
His  harvest  crowns  the  spring. 

3  Well  pleas'd  the  toiling  swains  behold 

The  waving  yellow  crop; 
With  joy  they  bear  the  sheaves  away. 
And  sow  again  in  hope. 

1  Thus  teach  me,  gracious  God,  to  sow 
The  seeds  of  righteousness; 
Smile  on  my  soul,  and  with  thy  beams- 
The  rip'ning  harvest  bless. 

3  Then  in  the  last  great  harvest,  I 
Shall  reap  a  glorious  ciop; 
The  harvest  shall  by  fai  exceed 
What  1  have  sow'd  in  hope. 

Hymn  83.     c.  m. 

mrUer. 

1   C^TERN  winter  throws  his  icy  chains, 
J^  Encircling  nalure  round  ; 
How  bleak,  how  comforLieso  the  plains, 
Late  with  g;iy  verdure  crown'd  ! 
1  The  sun  withdraws  his  vital  beams, 
And  l-i^ht,  and  warmlli  depart ; 
And  drooi^liicj;  lifeless  nature  seems 
An  eaibleui  of  my  heart. 
37 


422  HYMN  LXXXlV. 

3  My  heart,  where  mental  winter  reigns^ 

In  night's  dark  mantle  clad, 
Confin'd  in  cold  inactive  chains. 
How  desolate  and  sad ! 

A  Return,  O  blissful  Sun,  and  bring 
Thy  soul  reviving  ray  ; 
This  mental  winter  shall  be  spring, 
This  darkness,  cheerful  day. 

5  O  happy  state,  divine  abode. 

Where  spring  eternal  reigns; 
And  perfect  day,  the  smile  of  God, 
Fills  all  the  heav'uly  plains  ! 

6  Great  Source  of  light,  thy  beams  display. 

My  drooping  joys  restore, 
And  guide  me  lo  the  seats  of  day, 
"Where  winter  frowns  no  more. 
Hymn  84.     i..  m. 
The  seasons  crowned  with,  goodness. 

1  17^  TERN  AL  source  of  cv'ry  joy  ! 

In  J   Thy  praise  shall  ev'ry  voice  employ. 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear 
To  hail  thee,  Sov'reign  of  the  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll. 

Thy  hand  supports  and  guides  the  whole  , 
The  sun  is  taught  !)y  thee  to  rise, 
Ami  darkness  wheii  to  veil  the  skies. 
')  The  flowVy  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Perfumes  the  air,  and  paints  the  land; 
Tiie  summer  rays  witli  vigour  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  autumn,  richly  pours 
Tim/  all  our  coasts  redujidant  storee : 


HYMN  LXXXV,  LXXXVI.        423 

While  winters,  soClen'd  by  thy  care, 
No  face  of  \vant  or  horror  wear. 
Seasons,  and  months,  anil  weeks,  and  days 
Demand  successive  sons^s  of  praise ; 
And  be  the  grateful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light,  and  evening  shade. 
Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise. 
And  circling  sabbaths  bless  our  eyes  ; 
Till  to  those  brighter  courts  v. e  soar, 
W^here  days  and  years  revolve  no  more*. 

Hymn  85.     l.  m. 

Neiv-  Ymr. 

GOD  of  our  lives,  thy  constant  care 
With  blessings  crowns  each  op'ning 
Oar  guilty  lives  thou  dost  prolong,      [year^ 
And  wake  anew  our  annual  song. 
How^  many  precious  souls  are  fled 
To  the  vast  regions  of  the  dead. 
Since  from  this  day  the  changing  sun 
Thro'  his  last  yearly  period  run  ! 

Our  !)reath  is  thine,  eternal  God  ; 
'Tis  thine  to  fix  our  soul's  abode  ; 
We  hold  our  lives  from  thee  alone, 
On  earth,  or  ii^  the  world  unknown. 
To  thee  our  sj>irits  we  resign  ; 
Make  them  and  own  them  still  as  thine  : 
So  shall  they  smile,  secure  from  fear, 
Tho'  death  should  blast  the  rising  year 
Hymn  86.     l.  m. 

Neiv-Ytar. 

BLEST  be  th'  Eternal  Infinite! 
Whose  skill  conducts  this  rolling  sphere; 


424  HYMN  LXXXVII. 

Who  rules  our  day,  who  guards  our  niglii. 
And  guides  the  swift,  revolving  year  ! 

2  Our  race  are  falling  ev'ry  hour, 
While  we  distinguish'd  yet  appear  ; 
'Tis  of  thy  matchless  love  and  powr. 
That  we  are  s[)ar'd  another  year. 

3  O  t  for  a  sweet  refreshing  time ; 
Saviour  !  thy  people  wish  thee  near  : 
Come,  and  our  joys  shall  he  sublime, 
While  we  begin  another  year. 

4  May  thy  good  spirit  be  our  guide, 
While  thur>  we  stay  as  pilgrims  herej 
Nor  let  us  from  our  God  >)ackslide. 
As  we  have  done  the  former  year. 

5  Strengthen  our  faith,  increase  our  love  ; 
Fill  us  with  godly,  filial  fear  ; 

And  to  thy  waiting  children  prove 
Thy  grace  thro'  ev'ry  fleeting  year. 

8  This  truth  impress  on  ev'ry  soul, 
That  vast  eternity  is  near  ; 
That  time's  swift  moments  onward  roll. 
To  bring  the  last,  the  closing  year. 

7  When  nature  in  a  blaze  shall  die. 
Or  death  conclude  our  being  here ; 
Then  to  our  Jesus  may  we  fl\', 
To  spend  a  never-ending  year. 

HVMN  87.       L.  M, 

Nerv-Year. 

I    £^  RE  AT  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand, 
\J(  By  which  supportecl,  still  we  stand 
The  op'ning  year  thy  nierc}^  shows  ; 
liCt  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close. 


HYMN  LXXXVIII.  425 

J  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad. 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God ; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed. 
By  his  unerring  counsel  led. 

.5  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own  { 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 
We  to  thy  2;uardian  care  commit, 
And  peaceful  leave  before  thy  feet. 

1  In  scenes  exalted  or  depress'd, 
Be  thou  our  joy,  and  thou  our  rest ; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise. 
Ador'd  thro'  all  our  changing  days. 

,)  AVhen  death  shall  interrupt  our  songs. 
And  silence  these  our  mortal  tongues, 
Our  helper^  God,  in  w  horn  we  trust. 
In  better  worlds,  our  souls  shall  boast » 
Hymn  88.      c.  m. 
The  Birth  of  Christ. 

1  A   W^AKE,  awake  the  sacred  song 
J\    To  our  incarnate  Lord ; 

Let  ev'ry  heart,  and  ev'ry  tongue 
Adore  th'  eternal  Word. 

2  SiiHiers  awake,  witli  nngcls  join. 

And  chant  the  solemn  la}-; 
Joy,  love,  and  gratitude  combine, 
To  hail  tlr  auspicious  day. 

.1  Then  shone  almighty  powT  and  love, 
In  all  their  glorious  forms; 
W^hen  Jesus  left  his  throne  above, 
To  dwell  with  sinful  worms, 
i  Adoring  angels  tun\l  their  songs 
Tq  liail  tbe  joyful  day ; 


426  HYMN  LXXXIX,  XC. 

With  rapture  then,  let  mortal  tongues 
Their  grateful  worship  pay. 

0  Hail,  Prince  of  life,  for  ever  hail ! 

Redeemer,  Brother,  Friend! 
Tho'  earth,  and  time,  and  life  should  fail, 
Thy  praise  shall  never  end. 
Hymn  89.     p.  m. 
The  Resurrection  qf  Christ. 

1  4^HRIST,  the  Lord,  is  ris'n  to-day, 
\y   Son's  of  men  and  angels  say ; 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high, 
Sing,  ye  heav'ns,  and  earth  reply. 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won  : 
Lo  !  the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er, 

Lo  !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal, 
Christ  hath  burst  the  gates  of  hell ; 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise, 
Christ  hath  open'd  Paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King  ! 

"  Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sling  I' 

Once  he  died  our  souls  to  save  : 

"  Where's  th}^  vict'ry,  boasting  grave  ?*' 

;i  Hail  the  Lord  of  earth  and  heav'n  ! 
Praise  to  thee  by  both  be  giv'n  ! 
Thee  we  greet  triumpliant  now, 
Hail !  the  resurrection — Thou. 
Hymn  90.     p.  m. 
The  Jsccnsion  and  Kingdom  of  Christ 
1    'jn  EJOICE,  the  Lord  is  King, 
§\,  Th'  ascended  King  adore  ; 


HYMN  XCI.  42T 

Mortals,  give  thanks,  and  sing 
And  triumph  evermore  ! 
Lift  up  tiie  heart,  lift  up  the  voice^ 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

2  Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns, 
The  God  of  truth  and  love  : 
When  he  had  purg'd  our  stains, 
He  took  his  seat  above  : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

.'"  His  kingdom  cannot  fail, 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heav'n  ; 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 
Are  to  our  Jesus  giv'u  : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  u[)  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

4  Rejoice  in  glorious  liope ; 
Jesus  the  Judge  shall  come. 
And  take  his  servants  up 
To  their  eternal  home : 
We  soon  shall  hear  the  Archangel's  voiccj 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound,  rejoice. 

Hymn  91,    p.  m. 

The  Qut-pouring  qf  Vie  Spirit. 
'HEN  the  blest  day  of  Pentecost 
Was  fully  cojne  ;  the  Holy  Ghost 
Descentled  from  above, 
Seat  by  the  Father  anil  the  Son  : 
The  sender  and  the  sent  are  one, 
The  Lord  of  life  ahd  love. 

But  were  the  first  disciples  blest 
With  heav'niy  gifts  ?  And  shall  the  rest 
Be  pa*  unheeded  by  ? 


42»  HYMN  X^ll. 

Wlmi  ?  Has  the  Holy  Ghost  forgot 
To  quicken  souls,  that  Christ  has  bought ; 
And  iet  them  lifeless  lie  ? 
3  No,  thou  almighty  Paraclete  ! 

Thou  shecld'st  thy  heav'nly  influ'jpce  yet ; 

Thou  vislt'st  sinners  still : 

Thy  breath  of  life,  thy  quick'ning  flame. 

Thy  pow'r,  thy  Godliead,  still  the  samc^ 

We  own ;  l)ecause  we  feel. 

Hymn  92.     s.  m. 

J  morning  kynin. 

1  QJEE  how  the  mounting  sun 
y^   Pursues  his  shining  way; 

And  wide  proclaims  Iiis  Makers  praise^ 
With  evVy  brighi'nirig  ray. 

2  Tir.is  would  my  rising  soul 
Her  heav'nly  Parent  sing ; 

And  to  her  great  Original, 

Her  humbler  tribute  bring- 

3  Serene  I  laid  me  down 
Beneath  his  guar;lian  care  ; 

I  slept,  and  1  awoke,  and  found 
M}'  kind  Preserver  near  ! 

4  Thus  c/M\)  thiae  arm  support 
This  weak  defenceless  frame  ; 

Bui  whence  such  favours,  Lord,  tome, 
All  worlhiess  as  1  am  ? 

5  O  !  how  siudl  I  repaj^ 
'I'he  bounties  of  n?}  God  ? 

This  fc  eble  si)irit  pants  beneath 
The[»leasing,  painful  load. 

0  Dear  Sa^  iour,  to  thy  cross,         ^ 

1.  iM'ing  my  sacriiicc  ; 


HYMN  XCIII.  129 

l!?Iean9M  by  thy  blood,  it  shall  ascend 
Willi  fragrance  to  the  skies. 

7   My  life  1  Avould  anew 
Devote,  O  Lord,  to  thee ; 
And  in  thj^  service  wish  to  spend 
A  loBg  eternity. 

Hymn  93.     c.  m. 
A  morning  song. 

1  /^NCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  da\ 
\jf    Salutes  thy  waking  eyes ; 

Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  him,  that  rules  the  skies. 

2  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats. 

The  day  renews  the  sound  ; 
Wide  as  the  heav'n,  on  wiiich  he  sits, 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

?  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame ; 
My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise  : 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame, 
And  yet  his  wrath  dehnys. 

4  On  a  poor  worm  Ihy  pow'r  might  tread, 
And  I  could  ne'er  withstand ; 
Thy  justice  might  have  cruslvd  me  dead, 
But  mercy  held  thine  hand. 

3  A  thousand  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Since  the  last  setting  sun, 
And  yet  thou  length'nest  out  my  thread. 
And  yet  my  momtMits  run. 

^  Great  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 
Whilst  I  enjoy  the  li<rht; 
Then  shall  my  sua  in  smiles  decline^ 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 


430  HYMN  XCIV,  XCV. 

Hymn  94.     l.  m. 
Jn  evening  hymn. 

1  £^  REAT  God,  to  Ihee  my  ev'oing  soii^ 
^JBT  AVilh  humble  gratitude  I  raise ; 

0  let  thy  mercy  tune  my  tongue, 
And  fill  my  heart  Avith  lively  praise  I 

2  My  days  unclouded  as  they  pass, 
And  ev'ry  gentle  rolling  hour, 

Are  monumenls  of  wondrous  grace, 
And  witness  to  th}^  love  and  po^y'r. 

3  And  yet  this  thoughtless,  wretched  hear^) 
Too  oft  regardless  of  thy  love, 
Ungrateful  can  from  thee  depart, 

And,  fond  of  trifles,  vainly  rove. 

4  Seal  my  forgiveness  in  the  blood 
Of  Jesus :  his  dear  name  alone 

1  plead  for  pardon,  gracious  God, 
And  kind  acceptance  at  thy  throne. 

^  Let  tills  blest  hope  mine  eyelids  closer 
With  sleep  refresh  my  feeble  frame; 
Safe  in  tliy  care  may  I  repose, 
And  wake  with  praises  to  thy  name. 
Hymn  95.     c.  m. 
yin  evening  ion;;:. 
"OW  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts^ 
Let  flames  of  love  arise; 
Assist  us.  Lord,  to  ofter  up 
Our  ev'ning  sacriiiee. 

Minuter*  and  mercies  multiplied, 

Have  made  up  all  this  day  ; 
Minutes  came  quick,  but  mercies  were 

More  swift  and  free  than  they. 


1 


HVMN  XCVL  431 

i  New  time,  new  favour,  and  new  joys, 
Do  a  new  song  require  : 
Till  we  shall  praise  thee,  as  we  would. 
Accept  our  heart's  desire. 

\  Lord  of  our  days,  whose  hand  hath  set 
New  time  upon  our  score  ; 
'^Chee  may  we  praise  for  all  our  time. 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 
Hymn  96.     c.  m. 
For  Morning  and  Evening. 

1  ITTOSANNA,  with  a  cheerful  sound. 
Jsl  To  God's  upholding  hand  ! 

Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round, 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2  That  was  a  most  amazing;  pow'r, 

Thatrais'd  us  with  a  word, 
And  ev'ry  day,  and  ev'ry  hour 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  ev'ning  rests  our  weary  head. 

And  angels  gnard  the  room  ; 

We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed, 

That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 

t  The  rising  morning  can't  assure 
That  we  shall  end  the  day; 
For  death  stand?  ready  at  the  door 
To  take  our  lives  away. 

•  Our  breath  is  forfeited  by  sin, 
To  God's  avengine;  law ; 
We  own  thy  grace,  immortal  King  ' 
In  ev'ry  irasp  we  draw. 

*"'  God  is  our  sun,  who^e  daily  li^^ht 
Our  joy  and  safety  hrin^i- : 


432  HYMN  XCV1I,XCVIIL 

Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night. 
Beneath  his  shady  ^vings. 
Hymn  97.     s.  m. 

Lord^s  day  noniing. 

1  'WX/'ELCOME  sweet  day  of  rest 

y  y     That  saw  the  Lord  arise  ; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast ; 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes  ! 

2  The  King  himself  comes  near, 
And  feasts  his  saints  to-day; 

Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here, 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day  amidst  the  place. 
Where  my  great  God  hath  been; 

Is  sw  eeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 
I  n  such  a  frame  as  this ; 

And  sing,  and  bear  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

Hymn  93.     c.  M. 
Ixyrd^s  day  evening. 

1  I^REQUENT  the  day  of  God  retunif^ 

1  *     To  shed  its  quic  k'niug  beams; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns! 
How  languid  are  it^s  ilames  f 

2  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love, 

Our  frailties,  Lord,  forgive: 
We  Would  l)e  like  thy  saints  above. 
And  praise  thee  while  we  Jive. 

3  Inert  ase,  O  Lord,  our  faitii  and  hope 

And  fit  ua  to  ascend. 


HYMN  XCIX.  43:^ 

Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up, 
The  sabbath  ne'er  sliall  end ; 

\  There  ^ve  thall  breathe  in  heav'*nly  air. 
With  heav'niy  lustre  shine; 
Before  the  throne  of  Goil  appear. 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 
'  Hymn  99.     s.  m. 
The  gospel  Ministry. 

1  IjrOW  beauteous  are  their  ^eei. 
jTm.  Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill ; 

Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues. 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 

2  How  charming  is  tiieir  voice. 
How  sweet  the  tidings  are ! 

'  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour-King, 
"  He  reigns  and  triumphs  here/ 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears, 
That  hear  this  joyful  sound  ; 

Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for 
And  sought,  but  never  found  I 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes. 
That  see  this  heav'niy  light  I 

Prophets  and  kings  desir'd  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  i^ight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voices 
And  tuneful  notes  employ ; 

Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  anr 
Thro'  all  the  earth  abroad  : 

Let  ev'ry  nation  now  behold 

Their  Savionr  and  their  OovK 


HYxAIN    100,      p.   M* 
At  the  forming  of  a  Church. 

1  1^  REAT  Fatliev  of  mankind, 
\j(  We  bless  that  wondrous  grace, 
Which  could  for  Gentiles  find 
Within  thy  courts  a  place; 

How  kind  the  care  our  God  displays. 
For  us  to  raise  a  house  of  prayer  : 

2  Tho'  once  estranged  far. 

We  now  approach  the  tlirone; 

For  Jesus  brings  us  near, 

Am\  makes  our  cause  his  own : 

Strangers  no  more,  to  thee  we  come 

And  iind  our  home,  and  rest  secure 

3  To  thee  our  souls  we  join. 
And  love  thy  sacred  name ; 
No  more  our  own,  but  thine, 
We  triumj)h  in  thy  claim  : 

Our  Fatlier  King,  thy  covenant  grace 
Our  eouls  embrace,  thy  titles  sing. 

4  Here  in  thy  house  we  feast 
On  dainties  all  divine  ; 

And  while  such  sweets  Ave  taste, 

With  joy  our  faces  shine  : 
incense  shall  rise  from  flames  of  love. 
And  God  approve  the  sacrifice. 

5  May  all  the  nations  throng 
To  worship  in  thy  house  ; 
And  tliou  attend  the  song, 
And  smile  upori  their  vows: 

Indidj):ent  stilL  till  earth  conspire 
To  join  the  choir  on  Zion's  hill 


HYMN  ej-  43;^ 

HVMN    lOi.       p.  M. 

On  opening  a  place  qf  norship. 

1  TN  sweet  exalted  strains 

Jl  The  King  of  glory  praise; 

O'er  heav'n  and  earth  he  rei2;n^ 

Thro'  everlasting  days : 
He,  with  a  nod,  the  world  control?; 
Sustains  or  sinks  the  distant  poles. 

2  To  earth  he  bends  his  throne, 
His  throne  of  grace  divine ; 
Wide  is  his  bounty  known. 
And  wide  his  glories  shine : 

Fair  Salem,  still  his  chosen  rest, 
Is  with  his  smiles  and  presence  blest 

3  Tlien,  King  of  glory,  come, 
And  with  th}^  favour  crown 
This  Tcmr)le  as  thy  dome. 
This  people  as  thine  own : 

Beneath  this  roof,  O !  deign  to  show". 
Hew  God  can  dwell  with  men  beloWr 

4  Here  may  thine  ears  attend 
Our  interceding  cries ; 
And  grateful  praise  ascend 
All  fragrant  to  the  skies  : 

Here  may  tliy  word  melodious  sound, 
And  spread  the  joys  of  heav'n  around. 

3  Here,  may  th'  attentive  throng 

Imbibe  thy  truth  and  love; 

And  converts  join  tiie  song 

Of  Serapliira  above : 
And  willing  crowds  surround  thy  board 
With  sacrj  d  iov,  and  sweet  accord- 


436  HYMN  CII,  CIU. 

6  Here,  intiy  our  unborn  sons 
And  daughters  sotind  thy  praise. 
And,  shino  like  polish'd  stones, 
Thro'  long  succeeding  days  : 
Here,  Lord,  disphjy  thy  saving  powV, 
While  temples  stand  and  men  adore. 
Hymn   102.     l.  m. 

At  the  ordination  of  a  Mrniiiier. 

1  QREPHERD  of  Israel,  thou  dost  keep 
^3  With  constant  care,  thy  humble  sheep  , 
By  thee  inferior  Pastor?  rise 

To  feed  our  souls,  and  bless  our  eyes. 

2  1^0  all  thy  churches  such  impart, 
Prepar'd  according  to  thy  heart ; 
Whose  courage,  watchfulness,  and  love, 
Men  may  attest,  and  Godapju'ove. 

3  Fed  by  their  active,  tender  care, 
Healthful  m:iy  all  thy  sheep  appear; 
And,  by  their  fair  example  led. 
The  way  to  Z ion's  pastures  tread  ! 

4  Here,  hast  thou  listened  to  our  vows. 
And  scatter'd  Idessings  on  thy  house; 
Thy  saints  are  succourVl,  and  no  more 
As  sheep  without  a  ?!;uide  deplore. 

3  Completely  heal  each  former  stroke, 
And  bless  tlie  shej  herd  and  the  flo<*k ; 
Confirm  the  hopes  thy  mercies  raise, 
And  own  this  tribute  of  our  praise, 

HVMN    103.      c.  M. 
Prnise  to  God  for  sending  a  gospel  MinisUr. 
i    fW^O  thy  great  name,  O  Prince  of  pcact, 
JL    Our  grateful  songs  we  raise : 


HYMN  CIV-  4;r. 

A-ccept,  thou  Suu  oT  righteousness, 

The  tribute  of  our  praise. 
In  widow'd  state  these  walls  no  move 

Their  mourning  weeds  shall  wear  ; 
Thy  juessenger  shall  joy  restore, 

And  ev'ry  loss  repair. 

Thy  providence  our  souls  admire. 

With  joy  its  windings  trace  ; 
And  shout  with  one  united  choir 

The  triumphs  of  thy  grace. 

Our  happy  union.  Lord,  maintain. 

Here  let  thy  presence  dwell  ; 
And  thousands  loos'd  from  satan's  chain^ 

Raise  from  the  Ijrink  of  hell. 

Distressed  churches  pity,  Lord, 

Their  dismal  breaches  close; 
Their  sons  unite  in  sweet  accord, 

And  troubled  minds  compose. 

In  all  be  purity  mainlain'd, 

Peace  like  a  river  flow ; 
And  pious  zeal,  and  love  uafeign'd, 

In  evVy  bosom  glow. 

Hymn    104.     c.  m. 

Prayer  for  Mis  nonaries. 

GREAT  God,  the  nalions  of  the  earth 
Are  by  creation  thine  ; 
And  in  thy  works  by  all  beheld. 
Thy  radiant  glories  siiine. 
:  But,  Lord,  thy  greater  love  has  sent 
Thy  gospel  to  mankind  ; 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
.Are  trcasurM  in  th}^  mind. 
38   • 


43»  HYMN  CV. 

3  Lord,  wlion  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around ; 
Till  ev'ry  tribe,  and  ev'ry  soul 
Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound  ? 

4  O  !  Avhen  shall  Afric's  sable  son,s 

Enjoy  the  heuv'nly  word, 
And  vassals  long  enslav'd  become 
The  freemen  of  the  Lord  ? 

5  When  shall  th'  untutor'd  Heathen  ivib^iy 

A  dark  bevvilder'd  race, 
Sit  do\A  n  at  our  ImmanueVs  feet, 
And  learn  ajid  see  his  grace  ? 

6  Haste,  sor'reign  mercy,  and  transform 

Their  cruelty  to  love  : 

Sofien  the  tyger  to  a  lamb, 

Tlie  vulture  to  a  dove  I 

1  Smile,  Lord,  on  ev'ry  effort  made 
To  spread  the  gospei's  rays  ; 
And  liiild  on  tin's  demolish'd  thiones 
The  tem[)!es  of  thy  praise  ! 
HvrjN    105.     I^.   M. 
On  a  Fdst^doy  for  ike  revival  of  religion. 
1    T    OOK  do\vn,  O  God,  with  pitying  eye^ 
JLj   ^^'^  Ad.im's  race  in  ruin  lie  ; 
Bin  spread:  its  trophies  o'er  the  ground, 
And  scatters  ilaughter'd  heaps  around. 
3  Andean  these  inould'ring  corpses  live  ? 
And  can  liiese  dead,  dry  bones  revive  ? 
That,  mighty  Cod,  to  thoe  i?  known  ^ 
That  wondrous  work  is  all  thine  own^ 
5^  Tby  ministers  are    ent  in  vain 
To  prophesy  upon  the  slain  ; 


HYMN  CYI,  4^9 

III  vaiu  they  call,  in  vain  they  cry, 
Till  thine  almighty  aid  is  nigh. 

^  ()  let  thy  Spirit  come  and  breathe 
New  life  thro'  all  the  reahns  of  death  ! 
Dry  hones  shall  then  obey  thy  voice, 
Shall  move,  shall  waken,  and  rejoice. 

Loud  let  the  go?i>«l-trunipet  blow, 
Let  all  theJsles  their  Saviour  know  : 
O  !  call  the  nations  from  afar; 
Make  earth's  remotest  ends  draw  near. 

6  Then  shall  eacli  age  and  rank  agree 
To  raise  tlieir  shouts  of  praise  to  thee ; 
Tiie  church  will  know,  while  loud  she  singi?, 
That  in  her  God  are  all  her  springs. 

HVMX     100.       L.    M. 

On  a  national  Fad  in  rear. 

'HILE  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord, 
We  view  t'ne  terrors  of  the  sword  ; 
O  :  whither  shall  the  helpless  ily  ? 
To  whom,  but  thee,  direct  their  cvy  ? 

Tlie  sulTVins;  sinner's  cries  and  tears 
Are  grown  famiiiar  to  thine  ears  : 
Oft  lias  thy  mercy  sent  relief, 
^Vhen  all  wt^s  fear  and  hopeless  grief. 

\)\\  thee,  our  Guardian  God,  we  call  ; 
i^efore  th}^  throne  of  grace  we  fall ; 
And  is  there  no  deliv'rance  there  I 
And  must  we  perish  in  despair? 

See,  we  repent,  we  weep,  Ave  mourn, 

To  our  forsaken  God  we  turn  ; 

O  !  spare  our  guilty  counliy,  sjiaie 

The  church,  which  thou  hast  planle.l  hert. 


440  HYMN  CVII. 

5  We  plead  thy  grace,  indulgent  God, 
We  plead  thy  Son's  atoning  blood. 
We  plead  thy  gracious  promises  ; 
And  are  they  unavailing  picas  ? 

6  These  pleas,  presented  at  thy  throne, 
Have  brought  ten  thousand  blessings  dowu 
On  guilty  lands  in  helpless  woe ; 

Let  them  prevail  to  save  us  too  ! 
Hymn   107.     l.  m. 

For  a  public  Fast  in  War^  "praying  for  Peace. 

1  ^?Rr  AR,  horrid  war,  deep  stain'd  in  blood, 
Y  f      Still  pours  its  havoc  thro'  our  land  ; 

Almighty  God,  restrain  the  flood  ; 

Say  "  'tis  enough,"  and  stay  thine  hand. 
-  Let  peace  descend  with  balmy  wing, 

And  all  her  blessings  round  us  shed  ; 

Our  liberties  be  Avell  secur'd, 

And  commerce  lift  its  fainting  head. 

3  Let  the  loud  cannon  cease  to  roar, 
The  warlike  trumj)  no  longer  sound; 
The  din  of  arms  be  heard  no  more, 
Nor  human  blood  pollute  the  ground. 

4  Let  h.ostile  troops  dro])  from  their  hands 
The  useless  sword,  the  glittTing  spear; 
And  join  in  friendshij>'s  sacied  bands, 
Nor  one  dissentient  voice  be  there. 

5  Thus  save,  O  Lord,  a  sinking  land ; 
Millions  of  tongues  shall  then  adore, 
Resound  the  honours  of  Ihy  name, 

And  spread  thy  praise  from  shore  to  ?bore 


UYMN  CVIII,  CIX.  441 

Hymn  108.     c.  m. 

On  a  pullic  Fast  during  national  Judgments. 
»    Q<  EE    i^racioiis  Lord,  before  (hy  throne, 
J^    "ihy  mourning  people  bend! 
Ti-  on  th}'  sov'reign  grace  alone, 
Our  humble  hopes  depend. 

2  Trtrnendous  judgments  from  thy  hand 

Tby  dreadful  pow'r  display  ; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land,  ' 

And  still  ^^e  live  to  pray. 

3  Kow  chang'd,  alas !  For  truths  divine 

See  error,  guilt  and  shame  ! 
What  impious  numbers,  bold  in  sin. 
Disgrace  the  christian  name ! 

1  O  !  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 
By  thy  resistless  grace  ; 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word^ 
And  huml;ly  seek  thy  face. 
3  Tlien,  should  insulting  foes  invade, 
We  shall  not  sink  in  fear  ; 
Secure  of  never-failing  aid. 
Since  God,  our  God,  is  near. 

HYiMN    109.      c.   M. 
On  a  Fast-day  during  Pestilence  or  general  Sickness, 
1     B  TkEATH,  with  his  dread  commission 
fU   Now  hastens  to  iiis  arms  ;         [seal'dj 
lu  awful  state  he  takes  the  field, 
And  sounds  his  dh'e  alarms. 

i  Attendant  plagues  around  him  throng, 
And  wait  his  high  command  ; 
And  pains,  and  dying  groans  obey 
The  s]2:nal  of  his  hand. 


442  HYMN  CX. 

3  With  cruel  force  he  scatters  round 

His  shiifts  of  deadly  pow'r; 
While  the  grave  waits  its  destin'd  [)vey, 
Impatieut  to  devour. 

4  Diseases  are  thy  servants,  Lord, 

They  come  at  thy  command  : 
We'll  uot  attempt  a  murm'ring  word, 
Against  thy  chast'ning  hand. 

5  Yet,  may  we  plead  with  humble  cries. 

Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes  ; 
Our  strength  consumes,  our  spirit  dies. 
Thro'  thy  repeated  strokes. 

^  In  anger,  Lord,  rebuke  us  not, 
Withdraw  these  dreadful  storms  : 
JNor  let  thy  fury  grow  so  hot. 
Against  poor  feeble  worms. 

7  0  !  hear  when  dust  and  ashes  speak. 
And  pity  all  our  pain  ; 
0  !  save  us,  for  thy  mercy's  sake, 
And  send  us  health  again  I 

Hymn  110.     c.  m. 

Thanksgiving  for  Victory. 

i    rjlO  thee,  who  reign'st  supreme  above, 
P      and  reign'st  supreme  below, 
Thou  God  of  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  love^ 
We  our  successes  owe. 

J  The  thundering  horse,  the  martial  banc! 
Without  thine  aid  were  vain; 
And  vict'ry  flies  at  thy  command 
To  crown  the  bright  camj>aign. 

J  Thy  mighty  arm,  unseen,  was  nigh 
When  we  our  foes  assail'd : 


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HYM]Sr  CXI.  443 

Tis  thou  hast  raisM  our  honours  liigh, 
And  o'er  their  hosts  prevailM. 
4  Their  mounds,  their  camps,  their  lofty  tow'rs 
Into  our  hands  are  giv'n ; 
Not  from  desert  nor  strength  of  ours, 
But  thro'  the  grace  of  heav'u. 

The  Lord  of  hosts,  our  helper  lives  ; 

His  nanie  be  ever  blest  : 
'Tis  his  own  arm  the  vicf  ry  gives ; 
He  grants  his  people  rest. 
Hymn   111.     l.  m. 
Thanksgiving  for  naHonul  Peace. 

GREAT  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies, 
A  word  of  thine  almighty  breath 
Can  sink  the  world,  or  bid  it  rise  : 
Tliy  smile  is  life,  thy  frown  is  death. 

2  When  angry  nations  rush  to  arms, 
And  rage,  and  noise,  and  tumalt  reign ; 
And  war  resounds  its  dire  alarms. 
And  slaughter  spreads  the  hostile  plain  ; 

3  Thy  Sov'reign  eye  looks  calmly  down. 
And  murks  their  course,  and  bounds  their 
Thy  word  tlie  angry  nations  own,    [i<ow'r  : 
And  noise  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

*\  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wing, 
»Sweet  peace  !  with  her  what  bles^-ings  fled  ' 
Glad  plenty  laughs,  the  vallies  sing. 
Reviving  commerce  lifts  her  head. 

5  Thou  2;ood,  and  wise,  and  ri^hfeous  Lord. 
All  move  subservient  to  thy  Vt  ill : 
And  peace  and  war  await  thy  Avord, 
And  thy  sublime  decrees  fulfil.    . 


444  HYMN  CXII. 

6  To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  songs> 
Thy  kind  ])rptection  still  implore; 
O  may  our  hearts,  and  lives,  and  tongues^c, 
Confess  thy  goodness  and  adore  ! 

Hymn  112.     c.  m: 

Thanksgiving  for  Health  after  Pestilence. 

1  ^OV'REIGN  of  life,  we  own  thy  hand 
>^   In  this  late  chast'ning  stroke ; 

And,  since  weHe  smarted  by  thy  rod. 
Thy  presence  we  invoke. 

2  To  thee  in  our  distress  we  cried, 

And  thou  hast  bow'd  thine  ear  ; 
The  pestilence  thou  hast  remov'd, 
And  brought  deliv'rance  near. 

^  Unfold,  ye  gates  of  righteousness  ; 
That,  with  the  pious  throng, 
We  may  record  our  solemn  vows. 
And  tune  our  grateful  song. 
i  Praise  to  the  Lord,  who  staid  the  sword 
And  said,  "  it  is  enough ;" 
Praise  to  the  liOrd,  who  makes  his  sairrtr 
Triumphant  e'en  in  death. 

5  Our  God,  in  thine  appointed  hour 
Those  heav'nly  gates  display. 
Where  pain,  and  sickness,  fear  and  death 
For  ever  flee  away. 
**  There,  while  the  nations  of  the  blessM/ 
With  ra]}tures  bow  around. 
Our  anthems  to  delivering  grace, 
Jn  sweeter  strains  shall  sound 


HYMN  CXIII,  CXIV.  44 

Hymn  113.     c.  m. 
Complaint  and  hope  m  Sickness. 

LORD,  1  am  pain'd  ;  bull  resign 
My  body  to  thy  ^vill  : 
■Tis  grace,  'tis  wisdom  all  divine. 
Appoints  the  pains  I  feel. 

2  Dark  are  thy  ways  of  providence, 
While  they,  who  love  thee,  groan  : 
Thy  reasons  lie  conceal'd  from  sense. 
Mysterious  and  unknown. 

J  Yet  nature  may  have  leave  to  speak, 
And  plead  before  her  God, 
Lest  the  o'erl>urden\l  heart  should  break 
Beneath  thy  heavy  rod. 

4  These  mournful  groans  and  flowing  tears, 

Give  my  poor  spirit  ease  : 
While  ev'ry  groan  my  Father  hears, 
And  ev'ry  tear  he  sees. 

5  Is  not  some  smiling  hour  at  hand 

With  health  upon  its  wings  ? 
Give  it,  O  God,  thy  swift  command, 
AVith  all  the  joys  it  brings. 

Hymn  114.     c.  m. 

Praise  for  recovery  from  Sickness. 

1  1%^^  Goii,  thy  service  vrell  demands 
i.TjL  ^^'^  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Wiiy  was  this  fleeting  breath  renew'd. 

But  to  renew  tliy  praise  ? 

2  Thine  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain; 
When  life  was  Iiov'ring  o'er  the  grave 
And  nature  sunk  with  pain. 


446  HYMN  CXV. 

3  Calmly  I  bow'd  my  faintini^  head 

On  thy  dear  faithful  breast ; 
Pleas'd  to  obey  my  Father's  call 
To  his  eternal  rest. 

4  Into  thy  hands,  my  Saviour-Gedj 

Did  I  my  soul  resign : 
In  firm  dependence  on  that  truth, 
Wliich  made  salvation  mine. 

5  Buck  from  the  borders  of  the  grave? 

At  thy  command  I  come ; 
Nor  will  I  urge  a  speedier  flight. 
To  my  celestial  liome. 

6  Where  thou  deternrin'st  mine  abode^ 

There  would  I  choose  to  be; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life. 
And  eartli  is  heav'n  with  thee. 

Hymn  115.     s.  m. 

1  r^HY  bounties,  craciousLortly 

i      With  graf3t;;(ie  we  owa  : 
We  bkss^  thy  providential  c;race> 

Which  show'rs  i^s  blessings  doww. 

2  With  joy  the  ()eo:)le  bring 
The^r  OiT'ring-^  round  thy  throne; 

With  thnnl Tid  souls  behold  we  pay 
A  tri'>ute  of  thy  own. 

3  Accept  this  hum!)!e  mite 
Great  SovVeign  Lord  of  all  ; 

Nor  let  our  numVous  min2:lin2:  sins^ 
The  fragrant  ointment  spoiK 

4  Let  a  Retleemer.-  blood 
PifTfjpe  its  virtues  wide  ; 


HYMN  CXVL  447 

Hallow  and  cleanse  our  cvVy  gift, 
And  ail  our  follies  hide. 

5  O  may  this  sacrifice 

To  thee  the  Lord  ascend, 
An  odour  of  a  sweet  perfunte. 
Presented  by  his  hand. 

6  Well  pleas'd  our  God  shall  vie^v 
The  product?  of  his  grace  ; 

And  in  a  plentiful  reward 
Fulfil  his  promises. 

Kymn   11  G.     l..  m. 

Charity . 

1  fin  HE  gold  and  silver  are  the  Lord's^ 

Jl     And  ev'ry  blessing  earth  affords; 
All  come  from  his  propitious  hand, 
And  must  return  at  his  command. 

2  The  blessings  which  1  now  enjoy, 

I  must  for  Christ  and  souls  employ  ; 
For  if  1  use  theni  as  my  own, 
My  Lord  will  soon  call  in  his  loan. 

3  When  I  to  him  in  want  apply, 
He  never  does  my  suit  deny  ; 
And  shall  I  then  refuse  to  give, 
Since  I  so  much  from  him  receive  ? 

4  Shall  Jesus  leave  the  realms  of  day, 
And  clothe  himself  in  humble  clay  •* 
Shall  he  become  df^spis'd  and  poor, 
To  jnake  me  rich  for  evermore  ? 

5  And  shall  I  wickedly  withhohl, 
To  give  my  silver  and  my  gold  ? 
To  aid  a  cause  my  soul  approves, 
And  save  the  sinners  Jesus  loves  f 


448  HYMN  CXVII,  CXVIII. 

6  Expand  my  heart — incline  me,  Lord, 
To  give  the  whole  I  can  afford; 
That,  what  thy  bounty  renders  mine, 
I  may  with  cheerful  hands  resign. 
Hymx  117.      L.  M. 
Charity. 

J   "R^irrHEN  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 
f  f      What  were  his  works  from  day  to 
But  miracles  of  pow'r  and  grace,  [day, 

That  spread  salvation  thro'  our  race  ? 

2  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  an<l  thy  steps  pursue; 
Let  alms  bestow'd,  let  kindness  done 
Be  witnessed  by  each  rolling  sun. 

3  That  man  may  breathe,  but  never  liveSy 
Who  much  receives,  but  nothing  gives, 
Whom  none  can  love,  whom  none  caa 
Creation's  blot,  creation's  blank  :      [thank  j 

4  But  he,  who  marks  from  day  to  day, 
In  gen'rous  acts  his  radiant  way, 
Treads  the  same  patji  his  Saviour  trod. 
The  path  to  glory  and  to  God. 

Hymn   118.     c.  m. 
Charity. 

JESUS,  my  Lord.,  how  rich  thy  grace* 
Thy  bounties  how  complete! 
How  shall  I  count  the  matchless  sum? 
How^  pay  the  might}'^  debt  ? 

2  High  on  a  throne  of  radiant  light 
Oost  thou  exalted  shine; 
What  can  my  poverty  bestow, 
When  nil  the  worlds  are  tliine  ? 


HYMN  CXIX,  449 

J  But  thou  hast  brethren  here  below, 
The  partners  of  thy  grace; 
And  wilt  confess  their  humble  names 
Before  thy  Father's  face. 

4  In  them  thou  may'st  be  clotliM  and  fed» 

And  visited  and  cheer'd ; 
And  in  theiv  accents  of  distress, 
My  Saviour's  voice  is  heard. 

5  Thy  face,  with  rev'rence  and  with  love. 

We  in  thy  poor  wouki  see  ; 
O  let  us  rather  beg  our  bread 
Than  keep  it  back  from  thee! 
Hymn  119.     l.  m. 

Charity. 

1  £^  WHAT  stupendous  mercy  shineg 
\JI    Around  the  majesty  of  heav'n ! 
Rebels  he  deigns  to  call  his  sons, 
Their  souls  renew'd,  their  sins  forgiv'n. 

2  Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine. 
The  grace  that  blazes  like  a  sun; 
Uol'vl  forth  yoiir  fair,  tho'  feeble  light, 
Thro'  all  your  lives  let  mercy  run. 

3  Upon  your  bounty's  willing  wings, 
S\vift  fly  your  gifts  and  charity; 
The  hungry  feed,  the  naked  clothe. 
To  pain  and  sickness  help  a})piy. 

4  Pity  the  weeping  widow's  woe. 
And  be  her  counsellor  and  stay; 
A'iopt  the  fatherless,  and  smooth 
To  useful,  hapj»y  life,  his  way. 

5  Let  age,  with  want  and  weakness  bow'd 
Your  ijowels  of  compassion  move ; 

39  " 


45Q  HYMN  CXX. 

Let  e'en  your  enemies  be  bless'd,  . 
Their  iiatred  recompens'd  with  love. 

u  When  all  is  done,  renounce  your  deeds. 
Renounce  self-righteousness  with  scorn  ; 
Thus  will  you  glorify  your  God, 
And  thus  the  Christian  name  adorn. 
Hymn  120.     c.  m. 

Charity. 

1  "fiTIATHER  of  mercies  send  thy  grace, 
Jr     All  pow'rful  from  above, 

To  form,  in  our  obedient  souls, 
The  image  of  thy  love. 

2  O  may  our  sympathising  breasts 

The  generous  pleasure  know, 
Kindly  to  share  in  others  joy, 
And  w  eep  for  others  woe  ! 

3  Not  like  the  Levite  and  the  Priest, 

Who  saw,  with  hearts  of  stone, 
Their  neighbour  groaning  in  distress. 
And  left  him  still  alone. 

4  When  the  most  helpless  sons  of  grief 

In  sorrows  low  are  laid; 
Soft  be  our  hearts,  their  pains  to  feel, 
And  SAvift  our  hands  to  aid. 

5  So  Jcsns  lookVl  on  dying  man, 

When  thron'd  above  the  skies  ; 
And,  'midst  th'  embraces  of  his  God, 
He  felt  compassion  rise. 

b  On  wings  of  love  the  Saviour  flew 
To  raise  us  from  the  gro?ui(l ; 
\nd  shed  the  richest  of  his  blood, 
A  bajm  for  ev'ry  AVOun<l. 


B' 


HYMN  CXXI,  CXXII.  4;>l 

Hymn   121.     c.  m. 

Charity. 

EST  is  the  man  whose  heart  expands 


At  melting  pity's  cail  ; 
And  ihe  rich  blessings  of  whose  hands, 
Like  heav'nij  manna  tall. 

2  Mercy  descending  from  above, 

In  softest  accents  pleads  ; 
O  may  each  tender  bosom  move, 
When  mercy  intercedes ! 

3  Be  ours  the  bliss  in  Avi^dom's  way 

To  guide  untutor'd  youth  ; 
And  lead  the  mind,  that  went  astray^ 
To  virtue  and  to  truth. 

4  Children  our  kind  protection  claim, 

And  God  will  well  approve, 
When  infants  learn  to  lisp  his  name, 
And  their  Creator  love. 

5  Delightful  work,  young  souls  to  win, 

And  tirrn  the  r-.sing  race 
From  the  deceitful  {)aths  of  sin, 
To  seek  redeeming  grace. 

fl  Almighty  God,  thy  influ'ncc  shed 
To  aid  this  good  design  ; 
The  honours  of  thy  name  be  spread^ 
And  all  tliy  glory  shine. 

Hymn  1:::2.     p.  m. 

Charity. 

1  ^^TOW  let  our  hearts  conspire  to  raise 
JL^     A  clu  erfid  anthem  to  his  praise. 
Who  reigns  enthroji'd  above : 


452  HYMN  CXXIIL 

Let  music,  sweet  as  incense,  rise, 
With  grateful  odours  to  the  skies ; 
The  work  of  joy  and  love. 

2  How  many  children,  Lord,  we  see 
In  ignorance  and  misery, 

Unprincipled,  untaught! 
Shall  they  continue  still  to  lie 
In  ignorance  and  misery  ? 

We  cannot  bear  the  thought. 

4  We  feel  a  sympathising  hearjt  : 
Lord,  'tis  a  pleasure  to  impart, 

To  thee  thine  own  we  give  : 
Hear  thou  our  cry,  and  pitying  see  ; 
O  let  these  children  live  to  thee  * 

O  let  these  children  live  I 

Hymn  123.     c.  m. 
Funeral  Hymn — Death  dreudfid^  or^  delightful. 

1  "p|EATH  !  'tis  a  melancholy  day 
JLf   To  those  that  have  no  God ; 
When  the  jjoor  soul  is  foa'c'd  away 

To  seek  her  last  abode. 

2  In  vain  to  heav'n  she  lifts  her  eyes  ; 

But  guilt  a  heavy  chain, 
Sfill  drags  her  downward  from  the  skies, 
To  darkness,  fire  and  pain. 

3  Awake  and  mourn,  ye  heirs  of  hell, 

Ye  stubborn  sinners  fear  ! 
Lest  ye  be  diiven  from  earth,  and  dwell 
A  long  for  ever  there. 

4  See  how  the  pit  gapes  wide  for  you, 

And  flashes  in  your  face  ; 


HYMN  CXXIV,  CXXV.  45a 

Ah(1  thou,  my  soul,  look  downward  too^ 
And  sing  recov'ring  grace. 

5  He  is  a  God  of  sov'reign  love. 

That  promisM  heav'n  to  me  ! 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above, 
Where  happy  spirits  be. 

6  Prejiare  me,  Lord,  for  thy  right  hand, 

Then  come  the  jo\'ful  day; 
Come,  death,  and  some  celestial  band, 
To  bear  my  soul  away. 

Hymn  124.     c.  m. 

Funeral  Hy:nn. — Dying  in  the.  embraces  of  God. 

1  ff  ^EATH  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid, 
JLr    If  God  be  with  us  there ; 

We  may  walk  thro'  its  darkest  shade, 
And  never  yield  to  fear. 

2  I  could  renounce  my  all  below, 

If  ray  Creator  bid; 
And  run,  if  1  were  call'd  to  go, 
And  die  as  Moses  did. 

3  Might  I  but  climb  to  Pisgah's  top, 

And  view  the  promised  land  ; 
My  flesh  itself  would  long  to  drop, 
And  pray  for  the  command. 

4  Clasp'd  iu  my  hcav'niy  Father's  arms, 

1  would  forget  my  breath  ; 
And  lose  my  life  amid  the  charms 
Of  so  divine  a  death,      j^ 
Hymx   125.     c.  M. 

Funeral  Hymn.— Death  and  Eternity. 

1   ^TOOP  down,  my  thoughts  that  u?e  ta 
O  Converse  a  Avhile  with  death;       [rise. 


454  HYMN  CXXVL 

Think  how  a  gasping  mortal  lies, 
And  pants  away  his  breath. 

2  His  quiv'ring  lips  hang  feebly  down, 

His  pulses  faint  and  few, 
Then  speechless,  with  a  doleful  groan. 
He  bids  the  world  adieu. 

3  But,  O  the  soul  that  never  dies  1 

At  once  it  leaves  the  clay  J 
Ye  thoughts  pursue  it  where  it  flies, 
And  trace  its  wondrous  way. 

4  Up  to  the  courts  where  angels  dwell, 

It  mounts  triumphant  there; 
Or  devils  plunge  it  down  to  hell, 
In  infinite  despair. 

5  And  must  my  body  faint  and  die  ? 

And  mast  this  soul  remove  ? 
O!  for  some  guardian  angel  nigh, 
To  bear  it  safe  above. 

6  Jesus,  to  thy  dear  faithful  hand 

My  naked  soul  1  trust; 
My  flesh  shall  wait  for  thy  command, 
And  drop  into  my  dust. 

Hymn  126.     c.  m. 

Funeral  Hymn. — Victory  nver  Dtath, 

1"1^^7"HEN  death  appears  before  my  sight 
f  f      In  all  his  dire  array ; 
Unequal  io  the  dreadful  fight, 
My  couragji^  dies  away. 

2  But  see,  my  glorious  Friend  is  nigh ! 
My  Lord,  my  Saviour  lives: 
Before  him  death's  |)ale  terrors  fly, 
Ai]d  my  faint  heart  revives. 


HYMN  CXXVII.  4b5 

3  Ite  left  his  dazzling  throne  above 

To  meet  the  tyrant's  dart; 
And,  O  amazing:  pow'r  of  love  ! 
Receiv'd  it  in  his  heart ! 

4  Now  for  tlie  eye  of  faith  divine 

To  pierce  beyond  the  grave ! 
To  see  that  Friend,  and  call  him  rninef 
Whose  ^rm  is  strong  to  save. 

'  Lord,  I  commit  my  soul  1o  thee  ; 
Accept  the  sacred  trust; 
Receive  this  nobler  part  of  me. 
And  vratch  my  sleeping  dust : 
'b  Till  that  illustrious  morning  come, 
When  all  thy  saints  shall  rise. 
And  clothM  in  full,  immortal  bloom^ 
Attend  thee  to  the  skies. 

7  When  thy  triumphant  armies  sing 

The  honour  of  thy  name  ; 
And  heav'n's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  glory  to  the  Lami) : 

8  O  let  me  join  th'  enraptured  lays, 

And  with  the  blissful  throng, 
Resound  salvation,  pow'r,  and  praise^ 
In  everlasting  song ! 

Hymn   127.     c.  m. 
Funeral  Hymn. — Death  nf  a  young  ehild. 
i      A   LAS  !  how  changM  that  lovely  flowV. 
J\.   AVhich  bloom'd  and  cheer'd  my  heart  ' 
Fair  fleeting  comfort  of  an  liour, 
How^  soon  we're  call'd  to  part! 
:  And  shall  my  bleeding  heart  arraign 
That  UofJ.  v;hose  ways  are  love? 


ije  HYMN  CXXVIIL 

Or  vainly  clierish  anxioas  pain 

For  her  who  rests  above  ? 
>  ^Q  I — ]^i  lYie  rather  humbly  pay 

Obedience  to  his  will, 
And  with  my  inmost  spirit  say, 

"  Tlie  Lord  is  righteous  still." 

4  From  adverse  blasts,  and  lowering  storms 

Her  favour'd  soul  he  bore; 
And  with  yon  bright,  angelic  forms, 
She  lives,  to  die  no  more. 

5  Why  should  I  vex  my  heart,  or  fast  ? 

No  more  she'll  visit  me ; 
My  soul  will  mount  to  her  at  last, 
And  there  my  child  Fll  see. 

^  Prepare  me,  blessed  Lord,  to  share 
The  bliss  thy  ])eo|)le  prove; 
Wlio  round  thy  glorious  throne  appear. 
And  dwell  in  perfect  love. 
HVMN  128.      c.  M. 

Funeral  Hymn. — Cowfort  for  jriwus  Parents  bereaved  of 
their  c/iiiilren. 

\   "^^67"^  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming 
_^     Flow  oVr  your  cbihhen  dead;    [tear?? 
Say  not  in  trans;)orts  of  despair, 
That  all  your  hopes  are  iled. 

?  If  cleMvlng  to  that  darling  dust, 

hi  f>n<i  distress  ye  lie, 
Ri^e,  and  with  joy  aotl  rev'rencc  view 

A  heav'niy  jiarent  nigh. 
^  Tho',  y<jv.?  young  branclies  torn  away, 

r.ik#^  wjtherM  tnnrks  :  e  slnnd; 


HYMN  CXXIX.  431 

With  fairer  verdure  shall  ye  bloom, 
Touched  by  the  Almighty's  hand. 

'i  "  I'll  give  the  mourner,"  saith  the  Lord, 
*'  In  my  o^vn  house  a  place: 
''  No  names  of  daughters  nor  of  sons 
"  Could  3-itld  so  high  a  grace. 

5  "  Transient  and  vain  is  ev'ry  iiope 
"  A  rising  race  can  give : 
"  In  endless  honour  and  delii^ht 
''  My  children  all  shall  live." 

0  We  welcome,  Lord,  those  rising  tears, 

Thro'  which  tlw  face  we  see;         [hearts 
And  bless  those  wounds,  which  thro'  our 
Prepare  a  way  for  thee. 

Hymn   129.     c.  m. 
Funeral  Hymn. — Suhnission  under  bereaving  Providence.". 

1  "OEACE,  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 
Jl      That  !)lasts  our  Joys  in  death  ; 
Changes  tlie  visage  once  so  dear, 

And  gathers  back  the  breath. 

2  'Tis  he,  the  Potentale  supreme 

Of  all  the  worlds  ai)ove, 
Whose  steady  counsels  wisely  rule, 
Nor  from  their  purpose  move. 
•  "Tis  he,  wliose  justice  might  demaad 
Our  souls  a  sacrifice  ; 
Yet  scatters  with  m  a  wearied  hand 
A  thousand  rich  supplies. 
.1  Our  covenant  God  and  Father  he 
In  Christ  our  bleeding  Lord  ; 
Whose  grace  can  heal  iiie  bursting  heart 
With  one  reviving  word. 
40 


458  MYxMN  CXXX. 

5  Silent  we  own  Jehovah's  name, 

We  kiss  the  scourging  hand  ; 
And  yield  our  comforts  and  our  life 
To  thy  supreme  command. 

HyxMN  130.     c.  M. 

Funeral  Hymn. — A  Saint  prepared  to  die. 

1  te  ^EATH  may  dissofre  my  body  no^^ 
i  9    And  l>ear  my  spirit  home ; 

Why  do  my  minutes  move  so  slow, 
Nor  my  salvation  come  ? 

2  With  heav'niy  weapons  I  have  fought 

The  hattles  of  the  Lord  ; 
Finish'd  mv  course,  and  kept  the  faitb* 
And  wait  the  sure  reward. 

'3  God  hath  laid  up  in  heav'n  for  me 
A  crown  which  cannot  fade  ; 
The  righteous  Judge,  at  that  great  day. 
Shall  place  it  on  my  head. 

i  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 
Tliis  prize  for  me  alone; 
But  all  that  love  and  long  to  see 
Th'  ap[>earance  of  his  Son. 

y  Jesus,  the  Lord,  shall  guard  me  safr 
From  evVy  ill  design; 
And  to  his  heav'nly  kingdom  take 
This  feeide  soul  of  mine. 

6  God  is  niy  everlasting  aid, 

And  hell  shall  rage  in  vain; 

To  him  be  highest  glory  pj.id. 

And  endless  praise.      'hfi€?h 


HYMN  CXXXI,  CXXXir.         459 

HY-MN   131.       CM. 

Funeral  Hymn. — A  voict  from  the  tombs. 
ARK  I  from  tlie  tombs  a  doleful  sound : 
My  ears  attend  the  cry : 
'-  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground, 
"  Where  ye>u  must  shortly  lie. 

J  '-  Princes,  liiis  clay  must  be  your  bed, 
'•In  spite  of  all  your  tow'rs ! 
"  The  tail,  tlie  wise,  the  rev'rend  head 
"  Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God!  is  this  our  certain  doom? 
And  are  we  still  secure  ? 
^tiil  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more  ? 

}  Grant  us  the  pow'r  of  quickening  grace, 
'^J'o  fit  our  souls  to  fly; 
Then,, when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh. 
We'll  rise  above  the  sky. 

Hymn  132.     c.  m. 

,,        Funeral  Consolations. 

[EAR  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  de 
To  tiio.=>e  in  Christ  who  «Iie  !     [dares 
"  Kfcleas'd  from  all  their  earthly  cares, 
"  They  reign  with  him  on  liigh." 

Thon,  why  lament  departed  friendF, 

Or  shake  at  death's  alarms  ! 
Death's  hut  the  servant  Jesus  sends 

To  call  us  to  his  arms. 
If  sin  i»e  pardon'd  we're  secure, 

Death  hath  no  sting  beside  : 
The  law  gave  sin  its  strength  and  pow'r  : 

But  Christ,  our  ransom,  died  ! 


460  HYMN  CXXXIII. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  bless'd 

When  in  the  grave  he  lay! 
And  rising  thence,  their  hopes  he  rais'd 
To  everlasting  day  ! 

5  Then  joyfully,  while  life  we  have, 

To  Christ,  our  life,  well  sing  ; 
''  Where  is  thy  victory,  O  grave  ! 
"  And  where,  O  death,  thy  sting  !*' 

Hymn  133.     8s.     l.  m. 

The  Life  of  Faith. 
i    irp^flE  moment  a  sinner  believes, 
B      And  truL-ts  in  his  crucified  Lord, 
Hi    :)ardon  at  once  he  receives, 
Redemption  in  full  thro'  his  blood. 

2  The  Christian  is  dead,  yet  he  lives, 
His  life  is  with  Christ,  hid  in  God, 
This  life  now,  from  Christ  he  derives, 
And  he  lives  hy  f  iith  in  his  Lord. 

3  Tho' thousands  and  thousands  of  foes 
Against  iiim  in  nifdice  unite, 

Their  rage  Ivt  thro'  Christ  can  oppose, 
Led  forth  by  the  spirit  to  fight. 

4  The  faith,  that  uniies  to  tlje  Lamb, 
And  brings  such  salvation  as  this, 
Is  more  than  mere  fancy  or  name  ; 
The  work  of  God's  Spirit  it  is. 

5  It  says  to  the  moimtains  "  depart," 
That  stand  i>ct\vixt  God  and  the  soul; 
It  hinds  up  the  hroken  in  heart. 

The  wounded  in  conscience  makes  wholr 

6  Christ  lives  hy  his  Spirit  in  them, 
Whose  hearts  are  renev.ed  by  grace  : 


HYMN  CXXXIV,  461 

_\iiu  t)iey,  by  their  fai(h,  live  in  him. 
A  life  of  pure  joy,  love,  and  peace. 

Hymn   134.      c.  m. 

Tkt  Walk  of  Faith. 

FOR  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
A  calm  and  heav'niy  frame : 
And  light  to  shine  upon  the  road, 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb ! 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  1  knew, 

AVhen  first  1  sought  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  his  word  ? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  then  enjoy'd  * 

How  sweet  their  mem'ry  still ! 
llui  now  1  find  an  aching  void, 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return, 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest ! 
I  hiite  the  sins,  tlint  made  thee  mourn. 
And  drove  tlice  from  m}^  breast. 

"'  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whatever  tliMt  idol  he, 
Help  nie  to  tear  it  from  the  throne, 

And  worship  only  thee. 
So  sliall  my  walk  be  close  witli  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame; 
So  faith  and  light  f-hall  mark  tlie  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 
Faith  purifies  believers'  hearts; 

Faitii  always  works  by  love; 
Iveceives  wiUiJoy  what  Chrii  t  imparlf^ 

And  lona:sfor  thinsis  above. 


462      HYMN  CXXXV,  CXXXVI 

Hymn  135.     l.  m. 

The  Conflicts  of  Faith. 

1  W  ESUS,  our  soul's  delightful  choice.. 
^     III  tliee  lielieving,  we  rejoice; 
Yet  still  our  joy  is  iriix'd  with  grief. 
Wiiile  faitli  contends  withunbeiief. 

2  Thy  promises  our  hearts  revive, 
And  keej)  our  fainting  hopes  alive; 
But  guilt  and  fears,  and  sorrows  rise, 
And  liide  the»proniise  from  our  eyes. 

3  Do  thou  the  languid  spark  inflame. 
That  we  may  conquer  in  thy  name; 
And  let  not  sin  and  satan  boast, 
Wiiile  saints  lie  mourning  in  the  dust. 

A  Unequal  to  the  conflict,  Lord, 

Too  weak  to  wield  the  shield  or  sword. 
On  thine  almighty  arm  we  fall; 
Be  thou  our  Jesus,  and  our  all. 

Hymn  136.     l.  m. 

Tht  Trials  of  Faith. 

i   1"  PRAYED  tlie  Lord,  that  I  might  gro\\ 
J|[  Li  faith,  and  love,  and  ev'ry  grace; 
Might  more  of  his  isalvation  know, 
And  seek  more  earnestly  his  face. 

2  'Twas  he,  who  taught  me  thus  to  pray, 
And  he,  I  trust,  has  answer'd  prater  ; 
But  answer  came  in  such  a  way, 

As  almost  drove  me  to  despair. 

3  I  hop'd  that  in  some  favourM  hour, 
At  once  he'd  grant  me  my  request; 
And  by  his  love's  constraining  pow'-- 
Subdue  my  dns  and  give  inc  rej?l. 


HYMN  CXXXVII.  4<5n 

'    Iiirtead  of  this,  he  in  ide  me  feel 
The  hidden  evils  of  my  heart; 
And  let  the  angry  powVs  of  hell, 
Assault  my  soul  in  ev'ry  part. 

l)  Yea  mora;  with  his  own  hand  he  seemM 
Intent  to  aggravate  my  woe  ; 
Cross'd  all  the  fa:rdeoigns  I  schenvd, 
Blasted  my  gourds,  and  laid  me  low. 

C  "  Lord,  why  is  this  r  1  trembling  cried, 
*'  Wilt  tho'j  pursue  thy  worm  to  death  t 
''  'Tis  in  this  way,"  the  Lord  reiilied, 
^'  I  answer  prayei*  for  grace  and  faith  : 

1  "  These  inward  trials  I  emj)loy, 
"  From  self  and  [)ride  to  set  thee  free  ; 
"  And  break  tiiy  schemes  of  earthly  joy, 
*'  That  thou  mayest  seek  thine  all  in  me.'" 
Hymn  137.     l.  m. 
TAe  Triumph  of  Faii/i. 

1  1Jl^¥7'H0  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn  ? 

f  f     'Tis  God  that  justiiies  their  souls  ; 
And  mercy,  like  a  mighty  stream, 
O'er  ail  their  sins  divinely  rolls. 

2  Who  shall  adjudge  the  saints  to  hell  ? 
'Tis  Christ  that  suffered  in  their  stead  : 
And  the  salvation  to  fuiiil. 

Behold  him  rising  from  the  dead. 

>  He  lives !  he  lives !  and  sits  above, 
For  ever  interceding  there: 
Who  shall  divide  us  from  his  love, 
Or  what  should  tempt  us  to  despair  i 

I  Shall  |)ersecution  or  distress, 
FamiuCj  or  sword,  or  nakedness  ? 


464  HYMN  CXXXVIII. 

He,  that  bath  lov'd  us,  bears  us  ihioug^h, 
And  makes  us  more  than  conq'rors  too. 

5  Faitli  hath  an  overcoming  pow'r, 
It  iriumplis  in  the  dying  liour: 
Christ  is  our  life,  our  joy,  our  ho^io^ 
iS'or  can  we  sink  with  such  a  pro|>. 

0  Not  all  that  men  on  eartli  can  do. 
Nor  pow'rson  hi^h,  nor  j)owVs  below, 
Shall  cause  his  merc}^  to  remove, 
Nor  wean  our  hearts  from  Christ  our  love. 

Hymn  138.     c.  m. 

The  Sivnmary  of  Faith. 
i   WN  God  the  Father  i  l>elieve, 
^  Who  heav'n  and  earth  did  IVame 
By  his  almighty  Avord ;  his  praise 
And  glory  to  proclaim. 

2  I  do  believe  in  Jesys  Christ, 

God's  only  Son,  our  Lord, 
Be8;otten  fram  eternity, 
The  everlasting  Vv'^ord. 

3  I  in  the  \\Q\y  Ghost  believe, 

A  Person  tr;ie,  and  one; 
In  essence,  pow'r,  eternity, 
With  Father  and  with  Son. 

4  An  holy  catholic  Church  I  own, 

The  }]eirs  of  heav'n  design'd; 
By  union  all  to  (^hrist  their  head^ 
And  one  anotfter  JoinM. 

{>  Redem[>tion  thro'  the  blood  ol'  Christ. 
1  heartily  embrace  ; 
A  f'dl  rorc;iveness  of  my  sins, 
'Jf^Jie  gift  of  sav'reign  grace. 


HYMN  CXXXIX.  465 

The  Resurrection  of  the  deail, 

Sincerely  I  maintain; 
My  soul  and  bod}'^  fi;Ior!ried, 

With  Christ  shall  live  and  reign 
The  hopes  of  everlastiog  Life, 

My  faintinjE^  soul  sustain  : 
To  this  I  set  nay  solemn  seal, 

And  say,  in  truth,  Amrnl 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost: 

The  God  whojn  we  adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was,  is  now, 

And  shall  he  evermore. 

Hymn  139.     p.  m- 
The.  son-:;  of  Hannuh—an  encouragement  io  Prayer. 

1  VirHE>f  Hannah  pr-ss'd  with  grief, 

f  J      Pour\i  forth  her  soul  in  prayers  ; 

She  quickly  found  relief 

And  songs  succeeded  tears. 
Like  her  in  ev'ry  trying  case. 
Let  us  approach  the  throne  of  grace. 

2  When  she  began  to  pray. 
Her  heart  was  pain'd  and  sad; 
But  ere  she  went  away. 

Was  comforted  and  glad  : 
In  trouble,  what  a  resting  place. 
Have  they,  who  know  the  tlirone  of  grace  ! 

3  Eli  her  case  mistook ; 
How  was  her  spirit  mov'J 
By  his  unkind  rebuke  ! 

But  God  her  cause  approved. 
We  need  not  fear  a  creature's  face, 
T^^hile  vrelcomc  at  a  throne  of  grace, 


466  HYMN  CXL. 

4  Blen  have  not  powT  nor  skill 
With  troubled  souls  to  bear  : 
Tho'  Ibey  exi>ress  good  will, 
Poor  coinfortei'L^  they  are  : 

But  swelling  sorrows  dnk  apace, 
When  we  approach  the  throne  of  grscf 

5  Thousands  have  often  tried, 
And  wi(h  success  a\  ere  crown'd  ; 
Not  one  has  been  denied, 

But  all  an  answer  found. 
Let  us  by  faith  their  footsteps  trace ; 
And  hasten  to  the  throne  of  grace. 

Hymn  140.     c.  m, 

Tht  song  of  Hezekiab. 

^7HEN  we  are  rais'd  from  deep  distreas, 
Our  God  deserves  a  song, 
We  take  the  pattern  of  our  praise 
From  Hezekiah's  tongue. 

2  The  gates  of  the  devouring  grave 

Are  0|)en'd  wide  in  vain, 
If  he,  who  holds  the  keys  of  death. 
Commands  them  fast  again. 

3  Pains  of  the  flesh  are  wont  t'  abuse 

Our  minds  with  slavish  fears; 
*'  Our  days  are  past,  and  we  shall  lost 
"  The  remnant  of  our  years.'' 

4  We  chatter  with  a  swallow's  voice, 

Or  like  a  dove  we  mourn; 
With  bitterness  instead  of  joys, 
Afilicted  and  forlorn. 

5  Jehovali  speaks  the  healing  word 

And  no  disease  withstands; 


HYMN  CXLI.  1^7 

Fevers  and  plagues  obey  the  T.ord. 

Anil  fly  at  his  coninumdb'. 
If  half  the  stnng^5  of  life  should  break. 

He  can  our  frame  restore  : 
He  casts  our  sins  behind  his  back^ 

And  they  are  found  no  more. 
Hymn  141.     l.  m. 

The  song  ^f  Mary. 

^UR  souls  shall  magnify  the  Lonl; 
In  God  tiie  Saviour  we  rejoice : 
AV  hile  we  repeat  the  Virgin's  song, 
May  the  same  Spirit  tune  oar  voice ! 

i  The  Highest  saw  her  low  estate, 

And  mighty  things  his  hand  hath  done  ; 
His  over-shadowing  pow'r  and  grace 
Makes  her  the  mother  of  his  Son. 

3  Let  ev'ry  nation  call  her  bless'd, 
And  endless  years  prolong  her  frame 
But  God  alone  must  be  ador'd  ; 
R()!y  and  revVend  is  his  name, 

'   To  those  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord- 

His  mercy  stands  for  ever  s'jre; 

Prom  age  to  age  his  promise  lives, 

And  the  performance  is  secure. 
'  He  g{)ake  to  Abra'iri  and  his  seed, 

"-  In  the.e  shall  all  the  earth  be  bless'd  ' 

The  mem'ry  of  that  ancient  word 

Lay  long  in  his  eternal  breast. 
'»  But  r/>w,  no  more  sjial]  Israel  Vvait, 

No  more  (he  Gentiles  lie  forlorn 

Lo,  the  desire  of  nations  comes, 

Behold  th^  proniis'd  Se^^d  !=^  horj^: 


40  HYMN  CXLIJ 

Hymn  142.     c.  m. 

The  song  cf  Zackariaii. 

1  T^OW,  be  llie  God  of  Israel  bless'<>. 
X^    Who  makes  his  truth  appear  ; 
His  mighty  hand  fuliils  his  word. 

And  all  the  oaths  he  sware. 

2  Now  he  bedews  king  David's  root 

With  blessings  from  the  skies  : 
He  makes  the  branch  of  promise  gro^^ 
The  proitiis'd  horn  arise. 

3  John  was  the  prophet  of  the  Lord, 

To  go  before  his  face ; 
The  herald  which  our  Saviour  God 
Sent  to  prei)are  his  ways. 

4  "  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,"  he  cries, 

That  takes  our  guilt  away ; 
*'  I  saw  tlie  Spirit  o'er  his  head, 
"  On  his  baptising  day. 

\}  "  Be  ev'ry  vale  exalted  high, 
"  Sink  ev'ry  mountain  low  : 
^'  The  proud  must  stoop,  and  humble  sour 
"Shall  his  salvation  know. 

0  "  The  heathen  realms,  with  Israel's  land 

"  Shall  join  in  sweet  accord  ; 
*'  And  all,  tiiat's  born  of  man,  shall  sec 
4t  rpi^^,  glory  of  ihe  Lord, 

1  "  Behohl  the  Morning  Star  arise, 

"  Ye  that  in  darkness  sit  ! 
'^  He  m.irks  the  path  that  leads  to  peace 
■  And  guides  our  doubtful  feet." 


HYMN  CXLIlt.  4^9 

Hymn  143.     s.  m. 

The  song  of  the  Angels. 

1  BBEHOLD  !  the  grace  appears. 
Jt3   l^ii^  promise  is  fulftllM  ; 

lary,  the  wondrous  virgin,  bears. 
And  Jesus  is  the  child. 

2  To  bring  the  glorious  riev;s, 
A  heav'nly  Ibnn  appears  ; 

He  tells  the  shepherds  of  their  joys. 
And  banishes  their  fears. 

3  *'  Go,  humble  swains,"  said  he. 
"  To  David's  city  fly  ; 

•  The  promis'd  infant,  born  to-day, 
"  Doth  in  a  manger  lie. 

4  "  With  looks  and  heart  serene, 
Go  visit  Christ  your  K^ng  ;" 

And  straight  a  flaming  troop  was  seen :. 
The  shepherds  heard  them  sing  : 

5  "  Glory  to  God  on  high  t 

"  And  heav'nly  peace  on  earth. 
Good-will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
"  At  the  Redeemer's  birth  !" 

6  In  worship  so  divine 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues 
vVith  the  celet5tial  hosts  we  join, 
And  ioud  repeat  their  songs. 

7  "  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

"  And  heav'niy  peace  on  earth. 
Good-will  to  men,  to  angeU  joy. 
•  At  i}\fT  Rf*decmer'*s  birt4i  ^' 
4) 


47%  HYMN  CXLIV,  CXLV. 

Hymn  144.     c.  m. 

Tht  song  of  Simeon — deaifi  to  a  believer  desirable. 

1  T    ORD,  iu  thy  temple  we  appear, 
SlJ   -^s  happy  Simeon  came, 
And  hope  to  meet  our  Saviour  here ; 

O  make  our  joys  the  same  ! 

2  With  what  divine  and  vast  delight 

The  good  ohi  man  was;  fi  I  I'd, 
When  fondly  in  his  wither'd  arms 
Heclasp'dthe  holy  Child  : 

3  "  Now  I  can  lenve  this  world,"  he  cried; 

"  Behold  thy  servant  dies  t 
"  I've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord, 
"  And  close  my  peaceful  eyes. 

4  "  This  is  the  light  prepared  to  shinic 

"  Upon  the  Gentile  lands ; 
"  Thine  Israel's  glory,  and  their  hope, 
"  To  break  their  slavish  bands." 

5  Jesus  !  the  vision  of  tliy  face 

Hath  overpow'riug  charms  ! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace. 
If  Chiist  be  in  my  arms. 

6  When  flesh  shall  fail,  and  heartstrings  break 

Sweet  will  the  minutes  roll  ; 
A  mortal  |)aleness  on  my  chtijk. 
But  glory  in  my  soul. 

Hymn  145.     s.  m. 
The  sorif^  of  Moses  and  Vie  Lamb. 
1      A   AVAKE,  and  sing  the  song 
j|^  Of  Mose?  ?jid  the  Lamb  ; 
Wake,  ev'ry  heart,  and  ev'ry  tongue, 
To  j^aise  the  Saviour's  name. 


HYMN  eXLVI.  47i 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love, 
Sing  of  his  rising  pow'r ; 
Sing  how  he  intercedes  above, 

For  those  whose  sins  he  bore. 

r?  Sing,  on  yonr  heav'nly  way, 
Ye  ransoDi'd  sinners,  sing ; 
^ng  on  rejoicing,  ev'ry  day, 
In  Christ  the  exalted  King. 

4  Soon  shall  your  raptur'd  tongue 
His  endless  praise  proclaim  ; 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lanab. 

Hymn   146.     l.  i\u 
Tke  song  of  the  Redeemed  in  heaven 

1  TJEHOLD  the  saints,  belov'd  of  God  1 
JJ  Wash'd  are  their  robes  in  Jesu's  blood  5 
Brighter  than  angels,  lo,  they  shine. 
Their  glories  splendid  and  sublime! 

2  Thro'  tribulation  great  they  came, 

They  bore  the  cross,  and  bCornM  the  shame; 

Now  in  the  living  temple  blest, 

With  God  they  dwell,  on  him  they  resto 

3  Hunger  they  ne'er  shall  feel  again, 
Nor  pain,  nor  thirst  shall  they  sustain; 
To  wells  of  living  water  led, 

By  God  the  Lami)  forever  fed. 

;  While  everla=;ting  ages  roll, 
Eteriial  love  thall  feast  their  soul; 
And  scenes  of  -diss,  forever  new. 
Rise  in  succession  to  their  view*. 

Here,  all  who  suffer'd  sw^ord  or  flara^ 
For  truth,  or  Jesu's  lovely  name. 


m  HYMN  CXLVIL 

Shout  vict'ry  now,  and  hail  the  Lamb^ 
And  bow  before  the  great  I  AM. 

6  Jesus,  the  Saviour,  is  their  theme  ; 
They  sing  the  wonders  of  his  name  ; 
To  him  ascribing  pow'r  and  grace, 
Dominion  and  eternal  praise. 

7  To  him  wlio  lov'd  them  to  the  end, 
Their  surety,  sacrifice,  and  friend; 
To  him  who  wash'd  them  in  his  blood. 
And  mads  theni  kings  and  priests  to  God ! 

8  "  Amen,"  they  cry,  "  'tis  he  alone, 

"  Who  rightly  fills  his  Father's  throne, 
*'  To  him  be  glory  ;"  and  again 
Repeat  his  praise,  and  say,   "  Amen  !" 

^  O  sweet  employ,  to  sing  and  trace 

Th'  amazing  heights  and  dei)ths  of  grace  ! 
To  spend,  from  sin  and  sorrow  free, 
A  blissful,  vast  eternity  ! 

10  0  what  a  grand,  exalted  song, 
When  ev'ry  tribe  and  ev'ry  tongue, 
Redeem'd  by  blood,  with  Christ  appeair, 
And  join  in  one  full  chorus  there  ! 
tl   My  soul  antioi}>ates  the  day  ; 

Would  stretch  her  wings  and  soar  away. 
To  aid  the  song,  the  palm  to  bear, 
And  bow,  the  chief  of  sinnf  rs,  there. 
Hymn    147.    p.  m. 
Surely  I  zome  quickly  ;  Jmen,  even  so,  come  l/>rd  Jcsu!. 
1    IT     O  !  he  comes  with  clouds  descending^ 

Jl  /^  Once  for  favour d  sinrers  slain  ! 
Thoi:.  \iv\  thousand  saints  attending, 
Swell  the  triumph  of  his  trrin ; 


HYMN  CXLVII.  4i: 

Hallelujah! 

Jesus  now  shall  ever  reign. 

2  Ev'ry  eye  shall  now  behold  him 
Rob'd  in  dreadful  majesty  : 

Those,  who  set  at  nought,  and  sold  him, 

Pierc'd  and  nail'd  him  to  the  tree. 
Deeply  wailing, 
Shall  the  great  Messiah  see. 

3  Ev'ry  island,  sea,  and  mountain. 
Heaven  and  earth  shall  flee  away  ' 

All  who  hate  him  must,  confounded, 
Hear  the  tramp  proclaim  the  day  ; 
Come  to  judgment! 
Come  to  judgment !  come  away  ! 

4  Now  redemption,  long  expected, 
See  in  solemn  pomp  apjjear  ! 

All  his  saints,  by  men  rejected, 

Now  shall  meet  him  in  the  air ! 
Hallelujah  ! 
See  the  day  of  God  appear  ! 

5  Answer  thine  own  bride  and  Spirit ; 
Hasten,  Lord,  and  quickly  come  ! 

The  new  heav'n  and  earth  t'  inherit, 

Take  thy  weeping  exiles  home  : 
All  creation 
Travels,  groans,  and  bids  thee  come  I 

6  Yea  !  amen  !  let  all  adore  thee. 
High  on  thine  exalted  throne  ! 

Saviour,  take  the  pow'r  and  glory : 

Claim  the  kingdoms  for  thine  own  ! 
O  come  quickl}^ 
Hallelujah  !  come,  Lord,  come  ! 
41  * 


DOXOLOGIE8. 

1.  L.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  io  One, 
Be  honour,  praise  and  glory  giv'n, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 

2.  L.   M. 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessings 
Praiee  hirn  all  creatures  here  below,  [dov/j 
Praise  hiin  above,  ye  heav'niy  host, 
f  raise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

3.  C.   M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,        ^ 
The  Qod  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glorjs  as  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  be  ever  more- 

4.  C.  M. 

TO  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Soi? 
And  Spirit  all  divine, 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

5.  S.  M. 

TO  the  Eternal  Three, 
In  will  and  essence  One; 
To  Fat  hi  r,  SoM,  and  Spirit  be 
Coequal  honours  don^o 


DOXOLOGIES.  41^ 

6.  P.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne, 
Perpetual  honours  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son ; 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise  : 
With  all  our  pow'rs,  eternal  Kincr, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  \\iiile  faith  adores, 

7,  P.  M. 

NOW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three^ 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  be 
Eternal  pow'r  and  glory  giv'n, 
Thro'  all  the  worlds,  where  God  is  known  ; 
By  all  i be  angels  near  the  throne, 

And  all  the  caints  in  earth  and  lieav  n. 


AN  INDEX, 


Iabls  to  find  a  Psalm  suited  to  Particular  Suhjccii 
or  Qccusiuiu. 


XjLDA:^!  lir^t  and  second,  Psalm  3. 

Jffiictedy  pity  to  them,  3j,  11.  Supix>ite(l,  55,  145,  146.— 
Their  prayer,  10-',  143.    Happy,  73,  94,  119,  14th  part. 

JfflidionSy  ho{je  m  them,  13,  41*,  7t>.  Support,  110,  I4th 
l^art.  IriStructron  by  them,  94,  119,  18th  part.  Sanctified, 
04,  119,  18th  part.  Courage  in  them,  119,  17th  part.  Re 
moved  hy  prayer,  34,  107.  Submii^sion  to  tliem,  39,  123, 
131.  lu  mind  and  body,  1  \3.  Trying  our  graces,  6t3,  119, 
17th  part.  Witliout  rejection,  89.  Of  saints  and  sinnera 
different,  94.  Gentle,  103.  Moderated,  125.  Very  ereat,  77, 
102,  143. 

jlged  saint*  reflection,  71. 

All-seeing  God,  139. 

Jngels,  guardian,  34,  91.  Al!  subject  to  Christ,  89.  Wor- 
ship Christ,  97.  Praise  the  Lord,  103.  Present  in  churches, 
138. 

Jppeal  to  God  ajjjainst  perfecutores,  7.  Concerning  our  since- 
rity, 139.  Humility,   131.  Searcher  of  hearts,  1 19,  2istpart. 

Jscenslon  of  Christ,  24,  47,  68,  110. 

Jasislunrc  from  God,  133,  14  4. 

Atheism  of  the  heart,  5  J.  Practical,  12,  11,  36.  Punished,  16 

AUubutr<i  oi  God,  36,  111,  145,  147.       ' 

Authority  from  God,  75^  82. 

backsliding,  25.    Restored,  51.   Pardoned,  73,  130. 

Blessing  of  God  in  this  life,  127. 

J5/f55j'n:riofafamily,  123,  133.     Of  a  nation,   1 11,  157.    0: 

the  country,  65,  147.     Of  a  person,  1,  32,  112. 
Bhod  of  Christ  cloansino;,  51,  69. 
j9ooA:  ofuaturt^  and  scripture,  19,  119,  4th  part     Happines?, 

I4V. 

Brotherly  love,  1 33.     Reproof,  111. 
.^''A^fncwof  life  blest,  127. 


478  INDEX. 

C 

Care  of  God  over  his  saints,  31. 

Charily  .0  the  poor,  37,  41,  112.  And  justice,  Ij,  112.  Mix- 
ed vith  imprecations,  35. 

CA/Wrne  pmisiug  God,  8.  Bleifsings,  127,  128.  Instructed, 
34,78. 

Christ  the  second  Adam,  8.  His  p.ll-sufficiency,  16.  His  as- 
cension, 24,  63,  110.  The  church'?  loimdiition,  118.  The 
shepnerd,  23.  His  coming,  the  signs  of  it,  12.  Covenant 
made  with  him,  89.  First  and  second  coming.  9H,  97,  98. 
The  ti-ue  David,  35,  89.  His  death  and  resurrection,  Ui, 
22,  69.  The  eternal  Creator,  112.  Ex-ltpd  to  the  king- 
dom, 2,  3«  21,72,  no.  Our  example,  l.OH.  Faith  in  his 
blood,  41.  God  and  man,  86.  His  godhead,  102.  Our  | 
hope,  4,51.  His  incarnation  and  sacrifice,  40.  The  king,  J 
and  the  church  his  spouse,  45.  His  kingdom  -.imong  Gen- 
tiles, 72,  87,  132.  His  love  to  enemies,  35,  101  His  ma- 
jesty, 97,  99.  His  mediatorial  kingdom,  89,  1 10.  His  obe- 
dience and  death,  69.  His  personal  glories,  A5.  Priest  and 
king,  110.  His  resurrection  on  tlie  LiOrd*s  day,  118.  Our 
strength  and  righteousness,  71.  His  sufferings  and  kingdom, 

2,  22,  69.  His  sufferings,  69.  His  zeal  and  reproaches,  ibid. 
Chrisiinrvs^  qualifications,   15,   24.     Church  made  of  Jews  | 

and  Gentiles,  87. 
Church,  its  beauty,  45,  48,  112.  The  hirth-place  of  saint?, 
87.  Built  on  Jesus  Christ,  118.  Delight  and  safety  in  it, 
27.  Destruction  of  enemies  proceeds  from  thence,  70  Ga- 
thered and  settled,  132.    Privileges    132.  Of  the  Gentile?,  i 

45,  47.     God  6ghts  for  lier,  10,  20,  16.     God's  presence  ' 
there,  84,  132.   God's  special  delight,  87,  132.     God's  gar- 
den, 92.  Going  to  it,  122.  The  house  and  care  of  God,  135. 
Of  the  Jews  and  Gentiles,  87.     Its  increase,  67.    Prayer  in 
distress,  HO.  Restored  by  prayer,  85,  102,  107.     Its  s  jfety, 

46.  Is  the  safety  and  honour  of  a  nation,  48.  The  spouse 
of  Christ,  45.  Its  v^orship  and  order,  43.  Wr?ith  against 
enemies  proceeds  thence,  76. 

Comfort^  holiness  and  pardon,  4,  32,  119,  1 1th  and  12th 
parts  And  support  in  God,  16,  94.  From  ancient  provi 
dence,  77,  143.     Of  iiic  blest,  127.     And  pardon,  130. 

Compjny  of  saints,  16,  109. 

Co?nphnnt  of  absence  from  public  worship,  42.     Of  sicknesy, 

3.  Desertion,  13,  88.  Pride,  Atheism.  10,  12.  O;*  temp 
tations,  \:l.  General,  102.  Of  quarrelsome  neighbours,  12f . 
Of  aMlictions  in  mind  and  body,  143. 

Comp'ission  of  God,  113,  145,  147. 
Cemmunioji  with  saints,  108,  133, 


INDEX.  419 

C(yiifession  of  our  poverty,  16.  Of  sin,  repentance,  and  par- 
don, SI,  33,  5f,  130,  143. 

Conscience,  lender,  119,  13th  part.  Its  guilt  relieved,  32, 
38,  51,  130 

Contention  complained  of,  TJO. 

Converse  with  God,  63,  119,  2d  part. 

Conversion  and  ^oy,  }  26.  At  the  ascension  of  Christ,  110. 
Of  Jews  and  Gentiles,  37,  96,  106 

Comiption  of  manners  general,  11,  12. 

Counsel  and  support  from  God,   16,  119. 

Courage  in  death,  16,  17,  71.    In  persecution,  119,  17th  part,- 

Covenant  made  with  Christ,  39.  Of  grace  unchangeable^ 
89.  106. 

erection  nnd  providence,  33,  104,  135,  136,  147,  148. 

Creatures,  no  trust  in  tliem,  34,  62,  1 46.  Vain,  33.  Praising 
God,  148. 

D 

Daily  devotion,  55,  139. 

Day  of  humiliation  in  war,  CO^. 

Death  and  resurrection  of  Christ,  16,  69.  Of  saints  and 
•iiiners.  17,  37,  49.  And  sufTerings  of  Christ,  22,  69.  De- 
liverance from  it,  31.  And  pride,  49  And  the  reMirrec- 
tion,  49,  71,  89.  Courage  in  it,  16,  17,  23.  The  effect  of 
sin,  no. 

Defence  in  God,  3,  121.     And  salvatian  in  God,  18,  61. 

Delaying  sinners  warned,  95. 

Delight  and  safetv  in  the  church,  27,  43,  84.  In  the  law  of 
God,  119,  5th,  8th,  ^  I8th  parts,   fn  God,  18,  42,  63  7.i,  <)4. 

Deliverance,  83.  From  despair,  18.  >Voni  deep  disrress, 
34,  40.  From  death,  31,  1 18.  From  oppie-ision,  56.  Vrom 
persecution,  5:i,  94.  By  prayer,  .34,  40.  55,  126.  From  ^^m- 
der,  31.  Surprising,  126.  From  temptation,  3,  6,  13,  18.- 
From  a  tumult,  118. 

DesFTtion  and  distress  of  soul,  13,  25,  38,  143. 

Desire  of  knowledge,  119,  9th  part.  Of  holin-ss,  119, 
11th  part.  Of  comfort  nnd  d,'liverance,  119,  12th  part. 
Of  quickening  grace,  119.1 0th  purl. 

Desolations,  the  i-lmrch's  safety  in  them,  46. 

Despair  and  hope  m  death,  17,  49.  Deliverance  from  it 
18.  130. 

Deyniinn,  daily,  55,  134,  141. 

Direction  an!  pardon,  23.  And  cefence  prayed  for,  5. 
And  hope,  12. 

Dhease.  see  Sickness. 

Distress  of  soul,  25.     Relieved,  5 1 ,  83, 130. 

Dominion  over  creatures,  8. 


yjoiibi':  £upp:.e?iecl,  3,  31,  143. 
Drunkard  and  g;lutton,  llT,  "70. 
Duty  to  God  and  man,  13,  '2i. 

E 
Kduraiion,  religions,  34,  78. 
KgypVs  pliguts^  105. 
Knd  <>f  the  rio:hieoas  and  wicked,  1,  37. 
Enemies  overcoaie,   13.     Prayed  for,  35,  119.     Destroyed, 

ri  4S.  -0. 

Envy  and  unbelief  cured,  37,  49. 

Equity  nnd  wisdom  of  providence,  9. 

Evening  psalm,  4,  139,  141. 

Evidnices  of  grace,  2G.     Of  ?incority,  18,  19,  130. 

Ei'l  t  me?,  \:.     Neiirhbour?,  120.     Mapstrate:?,  11,  58,  82. 

Kx'jU  ifion  of  Christ  to  the  kingdom,  2,  21,  22,  69,  72,  1 10 

Ex  1 77V ii. Hon,  26,  139. 

Exhoriatiotis  to  peace,  34. 

F 

Faith  of  persecuted  saint?,  35.  \n  the  Mood  of  Christ,  32. 
51       In  divine  zrace  au'i  |X)wer,  62,  130. 

Failhfidness  of  Goi^,  80,  103,  111,  145, 146.    Of  man,  15,  141. 

Ffilschmds,  12.     Deliverance  from  them,  12,56. 

^a7r.i7 J/ government,  101.  Love  and  worsliip,  133.  Bless- 
ings, 123. 

Ferrs  and  doubts  suppressed,  3,  31,  34.  In  the  Tvorshiff  of 
God,  89,  09.     Of  God,  1 19,  13th  part. 

MrJtery    omplained  of,  12,  33. 

Formrjl  \orsi)ip,  "-0. 

i^r.7;7<.Vofman,  89,  90,  144. 

Frtf/ulness  discouraged,  37. 

Frifndsiiip,  its  bl^ssin^s,  133.     I'nfaithful  friends,  31. 

Fujif.rrl  psalm,  89,  90  G 

Gentilss  given  to  Cliri-t,  2,  22,  72.  Chnrch,  45,  65,  72,  87. 
Ownino:^the  tnie  God,  47,  96,  98. 

(^bry  of  God  in  our  salvation,  69.  And  grace  promised,  34, 
89,  97. 

God  all  in  all,  127.  All-seein?:,  139.  All-sufBcient,  10, 
33.  VIU  attribute?  and  providence,  36,  65,  147.  Hn'  care 
of  saints,  7,  34.  Creation  and  providence,  33,  10 ^^  A:c. 
His  hand,  75.  Our  defence,  3,  33,  CI,  115.  Etein:^!..  and 
sovereitrn,  and  holv,  93.  Eternal,  and  man  mortal,  90.  102. 
Faifa fulness,  80,  103,  111.  Glorified,  and  sinners  si^-  ri.  ;;9. 
Goodness  and  mercy  and  truth,  145,  146.  Poorer  .»u<l  ;:ood- 
ness,  60.  Great  and  good,  68,  144,  1 15,  147.  H^-art  nearch- 
Jng,  139.  Our  only  hope,  142.  The  ju'?^,  9,  50,  97.  KinA 
to  his  people,  145,  146.    Ilia  majesty..  97     And  ccndesct-f- 


INCEX.  4&1 

von,  113,  144.  IMercy  and  truth,  30,  89, 103,  145.  Made 
man,  3.  Of  nature  and  pace,  05.  Our  portion  and  Christ 
our  hope,  4,  73.  His  power  and  majesty,  98,  89,  93,  96. 
Our  preserver,  121,  138-  Present  in  Ijis  churches,  84.  Our 
rcfugfi,  46.  His  sovereignty  and  goodness  toman,  8,113, 
141.  Our  comfort,  94.  Governor,  75,  82,  93.  His  veu- 
jreance  and  compassion,  68,  97.  Unchangeable,  89,  111 
His  universal  dominion,  10-i.  His  wisdom  in  his  works, 
III,  139.     Worthy  ofall  praise,  145,  146,  150. 

Goor/ works,  15,  21,  112. 

Goodness  of  God,  8,  103,  111,  145,  146. 

CospeL  19,  45,  110.  Joyful  sound,  89,  58.  Worsliip  and  or- 
der, 48. 

Government  of  Christ,  45.     From  God,  75. 

Grace,  its  evidences,  26,  130.  Above  riches,  144.  Without 
)nerit,  16,  32.  Of  Christ,  45,  72.  And  providence,  83, 
86,  135,  136,  147.  Preserving  and  restoring,  138.  Truth 
;ind  protection,  57.  Tried  by  affliction,  17,  66,  125.  And 
glory,  82,  97.     Pardoning,  130. 

Guilt  of  conscience  relieved,  32,  33,  5L  130. 

H 

Hallelujah  ,  150. 

Happy  sihit  and  cursed  sinner,  1. 

Harvest,^b,  126,  147. 

Healthy  sickness,  and  recovery,  G,  30,  31 .  Prayer  for,  6,  38, 

39. 
Heart  known  to  God,  1 39. 

Hearing  of  prayer  and  salvation,  4,  10,  26,  102. 
Heaven  and  resurrection,  17.     The  saints  dwelling  place 

24. 
Holiruss,  pardon,  4.    Desired,  119,  2d  p^rt.     PrOfest,   119, 

3d  part,  139. 
Hope  in  darkness,  13,  17,  73.     Of  resurrection,  16,  71.     Ijt 

death,  17,  49.  Prayer,  27.    For  victory,  21.  And  direction, 

42.     In  afflictions,  42,  143". 

Hosnnna  of  the  children,  8.     For  the  Lord's  day,  118. 
Humihation  day,  10.     For  disappointment,  60. 
Humility  and  submission,  131,  139. 
Hypocrites -^nii  hypocrisy,  11,  53. 

1 
Idolatry  reproved,  16,  115, 135. 
Jelwvah,  68,  83.     Reigns,  93,  96,  97. 
Imprecations  and  charity,  35. 

Incarnation,  96,  97,  93.     And  sacrifice  r»f  Christ,  4'(X 
Jnf(mt9.  J 39.  see  GKildrm. 

A2 


482  INDEX. 

Instruction^  25,  from  scripture,  119,  4th  and  7th"part8.    Id 

piety,  94. 
Instructive  aiHictions,  94. 
Jo^  of  conversion,  116,  see  Delight. 
Isrnd  saved  from   tiie  Assyrians,  76.     Saved  from   Egypt, 

and  brought  to  Canaan,  77,  105,  107,  lo^,  136.     Rebellitm 

and  punislinient,  78.     Punished  and  pardoned,  106,  107. 

Travels,  107,  114. 
Judgment  and  mercy,  9,  68.  Day,   1,  26,  50,  97,  98,  149. 

Seat,  9. 
Justice  of  providence,  9.     And  truth  towards  men,  15. 
Justification  free,  22,  130. 

Knonledge  desired,  19,  119,  9th  part. 

L 
Low  of  God,  delight  in  it,  119. 
lAberality  rewarded,  41,  112. 
Life  and  riches,  their  vanity,  49.]^ Short  and  feeble,  89,  90^ 

144. 
Ijon^ng  after  God,  72,  63. 

Lord's-day  psalm,  92,  8,  11.     Morning,  5,  19,  63. 
Love  of  Go<ltothe  righteous,  and  hatred  to  the  wicked,  1, 

11.     To  our  neighbour,   15.     Of  Christ  to  sinners, '.^.  Of 

God,  1»3.  Of  God  unchangeable,  89,  lO-J.   To  enemies,  35, 

IGT).     Brotherly,  133. 
Luxury,  78.     Pardoned,  107. 

M 
Magistrates  warned,  58,  82.     Qualifications,   101.     Raised 

and  deposed,  75. 
Majesty  of  God,  68,  see  God. 
}Ian,  ills  vanity  a^  inortal,  39,  89,  14 1.     ^lortal  and  Christ 

eternal,  10-.     AVoijcJerful  formation,  139. 
Marriage  mystical,  45. 
Master  of  a  f an » i  1  v ,  1 0 1 . 
McdiLition,  I,  03,  119,  5th and  r,th  parts. 
ii[f<Z/mr/{o/]/ reproved,  12.      \nd  hope,   77.     Removed,  126. 
Mercies,  (>.l,  103.  Inmnrierahle,  139.    Evrrlisting,  13l.  Re- 

co:d<'d,  10"^.     And  judgment,  9.     And  truth  of  God,  36, 

U9,  '.O;-;,  136,145,  146. 

^f(r^t  disclaimed,  10. 

Midrii2:ht  thouglit.s,  03,  110,  5th  and  0th  parts,  130. 

MiniUtis  ordained,  132. 

Miracles  in  the  wilJerni'?*',  114. 

^lorning  psalm,  3,  111.     Of  a  s;^.bbath,  5,  19,  63. 

MoridUy  of  man,  39.  49.  90     Ard  bojif: .  H9  ^^od'9  etersdty, 

!l«,  102 


INDEX.  48S 

JYation^s  prospcriiy,  G7,  1 14.     Blest  and  punished,  107. 

iVofioTwl  deliverance,  75,  70,  124,  126.  The  church's  safety 
and  triumph,  46. 

Nature  and  scripture.  10,  119,  7th  part.     Of  man,  139. 
O 

Obedience  sincere,  18,  32,  139.     Better  than   sacriP.ce,  5C. 

Old-age,  death, 98.     And  resurrection,  71,  31. 
P 

Pardon,  i.  Of  badr.-liding,  78.  And  direction,  25.  Pray- 
ed for,  38.  And  confession,  32.  Of  original  and  actual 
sin,  51.     Plentiful  with  God,  130. 

Patience  under  attiiitions,  39.  Under  persecutions,  37,  44. 
In  darkness,  77,  I'O,  l3l. 

Peace  and  holiness  encouraged,  34.     With  men  desired,  120. 

Perfections  of  God,  111,  l36, 113,  147. 

Persecuted  saints,  their  prayer  and  faith,  35,  44,  74,  80,  83. 

Persecution,  deliverance  from  it,  7,  5'^,  94.  Courage  in  it, 
119,  l7th  part. 

Persecutors  punished,  7,  75,  129,  149.  Their  folly,  14.  Com- 
plained  of,  35,  44,  74,  80,  83.  Deliverance  from  them,  9, 
10,  94. 

Perseverance,  138.     In  trials,  119,  l7th  part. 

Personal  glories  of  Christ,  45. 

Pestilence,  preservation  in  it,  91. 

Piety,  instructions  therein,  34. 

Pity  to  the  afflicted,  41. 

Pleading  without  repining,  39, 123.  The  promiBes,  119, 10th 
part. 

Poor,  charity,  \5,  37,  41, 112. 

Portion  of  saints  and  sinners,  11, 17,  37. 

Poverty  confessed,  l5. 

Power  and  majesty  of  God,  68,  89,  145.     See  God. 

Practical  atheism,  14,  36,  53. 

Praise  to  God  from  cliildren,  8.  For  creation  and  provi- 
dence, 33,  10  J.  To  our  Creator,  148.  For  eminent  deliv- 
erances, 34.  lis.  General,  86,  145,  150.  For  the  gospel, 
98.  For  health  restored,  20, 116.  For  hearing  prayer,  66, 
102.  To  Jesus  Christ,  45.  From  all  nations,  117.  And 
prayer  public,  65.  For  protection,  57.  For  providence 
and  grace,  36.  For  rain,  95,  l47.  From  the  saints,  1 19,  bO. 
Temporal  blessings,  68,  147.  For  temptations  overcome, 
18.     In  war,  ibid. 

Prayer  heard,  4,  34,  65,  66.  In  time  of  war,  20.  And  hope 
of  victory,  20.  Praise  public,  65.  And  hoj^*,  27.  In  church'g 
distress,  HO.  Heard  and  Zion  restored,  102.  And  fiith  of 
pe^ecuted  saints,  35,  37,  56.     And  praise  for  deliverance. 


.484  INDEX. 

34,  38.     Fervency  In,  119,  19th  part. 
Preserving  grace,  138. 

Preservation  in  public  dangers,  46,  91,  112.     Daily,  l2l. 
Pride  and  atheism  punished,  10,  12.     And  death,  49. 
Priisthood  p{  Chrhi,  51,  110. 
Princes  vain,  62,  l47. 
iVo/*e55ion  of  sincerity,  repentance,  &c.  119,3d  part,  139.— 

False,  50. 
Promises  and  threatening?,  81.     Pleaded,  119,  lOth  part. 
Prosperity  dangerous,  55,  73. 
Prosperous  sinners,  37,  49,  73. 

Protection,  truth  and  grace,  57.     By  day  and  night,  121. 
Providence^  9.     And  creation,  33, 135, 136.     And  grace,  30, 

147.     And  perfections  of  God,  36.     Its  mystery  unfolded, 

73.     R,ecorded,  77,  78,  107.   In  air,  earth,  and  sea,  35,  65, 

89, 104,  107,  147. 
Prudence  and  zeal,  39. 
Psalm  for  soldiers,  18,  60.     For  old  age,  7l.     For  husbanJ- 

Hien,  65.     For  a  funeral,  89,  90.     For  the  Lord*s  day,  92. 

Before  prayer,  95.    Before  sermon,  itrid.     For  magistrates, 

101.     For  households,  101.     For  mariners,  1D7.     For  glut- 
tons and  drunkards,  107.     For  America,  107. 
Public  Praise  for  private  mercies,  116,  113.   For  deliverance, 

124.     Worship,  absence  from  it  complained  of,  24.     Prayer 

and  praise,  65,  84. 
Punishment  of  sinners,  HI,  37.     And  salvation,  78,  81,  106. 

Purposes  holy,  119,  15 th  part. 

Q 
Qualifications  of  a  christian,  15,  24. 

Quarrelsome  neighbours,  120. 

Quickening  grace,  119,  16th  part. 
R 

Rain  from  heaven,  65,  135,  117. 

Recovery  from  sickness,  6,  30,  116. 

Relative  duties,  35, 133. 

Religion  and  justice,  15.     In  words  and  deeds,  37. 

Religious  education,  34,  78. 

Remembrance  of  former  drliveranccg,  77,  143. 

RfpcntancCy  32.     And  prayer  for  pardon  and  strengih,  34 
And  faith  in  tlie  blood  of  Christ,  51. 

Rrproack  removed,   ;'.l,  37. 

RfsiiTU'ition,  39,  123,  l.'^l. 

Rcsnhitions  holy,  119,  l5tli  part. 

Restoring  grace,  23, 1.38. 

fiesurrcction  and  death  of  Christ.  2,  IG.     Of  the  saints,  16 
17,   49,  71.     And  death,  49,  7l,  89. 

Jiieverence  in  worship,  89,  99. 


INDEX  4?S 

Revolution,  American,  18. 

Riches,  their  vanity,  49,  144. 

Righteousness  from  Christ,  71. 
S 

Satifict,  40,  51,  69.     Incarnation  of  Christ,  40. 

Sfifdy,  91.  Triumph  of  the  church  in  national  desolation?, 
46.     In  God,  01. 

Saints  happy,  and  sinners  cursed,  1, 119, 1st  part.  Safety,  12, 
46.  The  best  company,  16.  Characterised,  15,  24.  And 
sinners  portion,  1,  17.  Dwell  in  heaven,  15,  24.  Punished 
and  saved.  78,  106.  God's  care  of  them,  34.  Revvarded 
at  last,  50,  90,  92.  And  sinners  end,  1, 11,  37.  Patience, 
37.  Chastised  and  sinners  destroyed,  94.  Die,  but  Christ 
lives,  102.  Punished  and  pardoned,  106,  107.  Conducted  to 
heaven,  106,  107.  Tried  and  preserved,  66,  125.  Afilictions 
moderated,  125.     Judging  the  world,  149. 

Salvation  of  saints,  10.  And  triumph,  18.  And  defence  in 
God,  61.     By  Christ,  66,  85. 

Sanctified  afflictions,  94, 119,  18th  part. 

Satfin  .^ubdued,  3,  6,  13. 

Scripture  compared  with  the  book  of  nature,  19, 119,  7th  part 
Instruction  from  it,  119,  4th  part.  Delight  in  it,  119,  5th  and 
18th  parts.  Holiness  and  comfort  from  it,  119,  6th  part. 
Perfections,  119,  7th  part.  Excellency,  119,  8tli  part.  At^ 
tended  with  the  Spirit,  119,  9th  part.  Resting  on  the  word^ 
119,  20th  part. 

Seasons  of  the  year,  65,  147. 

Sex:ret  devotion,  34,  119,  2d  part- 

Sepkiui-  God,  27,  6:i. 

SeJf-fvrminaiion,  26,  135. 

Separate  souls,  heaven,  l7. 

Shepherd  of  saints  is  Jesu^,  23 

She^p  strayed,  119,  22d  part. 

SicJ^-bed  devotion,  6,  33,  39,  116. 

Sickness  lu-vilpj,  6,  36,  116. 

Si^ns  of  Christ's  coming,  12,  96,  &c. 

Sin  of  nature,  14.  Origin.il  and  actual,  5l.  And  thaatitc 
ment  ef  saints,  78,  10^'.     I  niversal,  l4. 

Sinccriti;,  10,  26,  22,  139.  Proved  and  rewarded,  13.  Pro- 
fest.  I!f ,  id  pajt. 

Sinners  i  iirs'.-d  ■'Zid  saints  happy,  1,  11.  And  saints  portion. 
1,  l7,  37,  oO.  Hatred  and  saiuto  patience,  .36.  Destroyer?, 
and  s  ii.it?  chastised,  94.     Sins  of  tongue,  12,  34,  50 

Sluidcr,  31   l:0.  b     »     »      . 

*^ciih  in  separate  state,  17,  146. 


4Z6  INDEX. 

Spirit  given  at  Christ's  ascension,  68.     His  teaching,  jl,  li*. 

9th  part. 
Spiriliial  enemies  overcome,  3, 13,  144.  Blessings,  81.  Mind- 

ednes?,  119,  2d  part. 
Spouse  of  Christ  is  the  church,  45. 

Spririi^  of  the  year,  65.     And  summer,  65, 104.     And  win- 
ter, 147. 
<S/ormand  thunder,  29,  135,  143. 

Strength,  prayed  for,  38.     From  Christ,  71.     Of  grace,  138 
Submission,  123,  131.     To  Christ,  2.     To  sickness,  39. 
Success  of  the  gospel,  19,  110. 
Sufferings  and  death  of  Chiist,  22.     Kingdom  of  Christ,  2, 

22,  69,  110. 
Summer,  65,  and  winter,  147. 
Support,  16.     For  the  afflicted,  55.  Comfort  in  God,  94,  119, 

l4th  part. 
Surety  and  sacrifice  of  Christ,  40. 

T 
Temptations  overcome,  3,  13.     In  sickneps,  6.    Escapes  from 

them,  25.  Of  the  devil,  13.   Support  under  them,  3,  55,  94. 
Tender  conscience,  119,  l3th  part. 
Thanks  public  for  private  mercies,  116, 118,  see  Praise. 
Threatenings  and  promises,  81. 
Thunder  and  storm,  29, 135,  136,  148. 
7'irncs  evil,  11,  12. 

Tongue  governed,  34,  39. 

Trial  of  our  graces  by  afflictions,  65,  125.     Of  our  heartt?, 

26,  139. 

Triumph  at  the  last  day,  149. 
Trust  in  creatures  vain,  62,  146. 

Truth,  grace  and  protection  57,  145,  146.     Deliverance  bv 

It,  118.  V 

Vanity  of  man  as  mortal,  39,  89,  1J4.  Of  life  and  riches,  40 

Vengeance,  68.     Against  the  enemies  of  the  church,  76,  149- 

Victory  prayed  for,  20.     Over  temptations,  6, 18,  U4. 

Vineyard  of  God  wasted,  80. 

llnbdi(/ curod,  37.     Punished,  95. 

Unchangeable  God,  89,  111. 

Vows  paid,  116.     Of  holiness,  119,  l5th  part, 
W 

IVailing  for  direction,  25.  For  answer  to  prayer,  85,130,  U'.- 

tVar,  20.  Dis:ippointmont«,  60.Victor>»,  18.  ?piriJial,  18, 141 

JVnrnings  of  God  to  his  people,  81. 

Watchfulmss,  19,  141. 

IVmther,  65,  i07,  ri'j,  147,  M8. 


INDEX.  43T 

Wickedntit  ©f  man»  U,  36,  61. 

Wisdom  of  God  in  his  worku,  HI. 

Works  of  creation  and  providence,  104,  147,  14S.   And  grace, 
IP,  33,  111,  I3j,  136.     ProHt  men,  16. 

World's  hatred,  37. 

Worship  and  order  of  the  gospel,  43.     Delight  in  it,  84. — - 
With  reverence,  89,  99.     Daily,  bb,  l34,  l4l.     In  a  family, 
133.     Public,  63,  84,  122,  132.     Absence  from  it,  42,  63. 
Z 

Zeal  and  prudence,  39. 

Zion^  15.     Its  privileges,  132. 


AN  INDEX, 

OR 

Table  to  Jind  a  Hymn  svited  to  Particular  Subjects 
or  Occasions. 


A  ^ 

jnLDAM  how  created,  Hymn  3.     Our  federal  head,  r 

Fallen,  3. 
All  and  in  all,  Christ  is,  12 
All  mtn  are  not  saved,  6. 
Adoption,  13. 
Adultery^  4l. 
Amen,  52. 
Anger.,  40. 

B 
Baptism.,  26.     Improvement  of,  2o.  Is  not  regcneralioD;  2. 

Infant,  27.     Instead  of  circumcision,  27. 
Believer,  his  death,  16. 
Bflif.ver,  death  easy  to  him,  IG. 
BltS5in4;s  of  providence,  10. 
Blessed  vviio  die  in  the  Lord,  !5. 
Blessed  dead,  16. 
Bible,  31. 
Born  again,  3. 
Bread  and  wine,  29. 
BreoMl,  daily,  50. 
BreatJiing  after  the  Holy  ?;^irit,  IIC 

Brotherly  love,  40. 


•i»8  INDEX. 


Christ  is  all  in  ail,  12.  The  eternal  son,  13.  Types  fulfilled 
in  him,  C.  His  birth,  14,  88.  Is  God  with  us,  N.  The  ria 
of  God,  11.  God  and  man,  14.  His  incarnation,  14.  God 
reconciled  in  Christ,  ^4.  His  offices,  12.  Died,  15.  Must 
die,  l6.  The  lamb  of  God,  16.  Sustained  the  pains  of  hell, 
16.  His  resurrection,  17,  SH.  Ascension,  18,  00.  Tlie  Fore 
runner,  18.  He  is  present,  18.  Sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of 
God,  19.  Head  of  his  church,  19.  He  will  come  to  judge 
the  world,  19.  He  cometh,  19.  Communion  with  him  at  his 
table,  28.  He  was  offered  only  once,  30.  Love  to  him  de- 
sired, 32.  Regenerated,  united  to  him,  3.  Our  strength,  33 

Call,  31. 

Catechism,  1 — !)2. 

Christian,  liis  only  comfort,  1.  Experience,  1.  Belongs  tc 
Cbrij^t.  1.  Christian  love,  21.  ^^'Iioare  christians,  12.  May 
take  a  religious  oath,  37.     Is  faithful  to  Jesu>,  43, 

Church,  21  Christ  is  the  liead,  19.  Forming  a  church,  100. 
Ch.Tity,  115,122. 

Comfort  only  in  life  and  death,  1. 

Command  the  first,  3i.     The  second,   35.     Tiie  third,  36 

'  The  fourth,  38.  The  fifth,  39.  The  sixth,  40..  The  seveuih: 
41.     The  eighth,  42.     The  ninth,  43.     The  tenth,  44.  - 

■Commission,  31.     , 

Communimi  of  saints,  21.     With  Ciiri-t  at  his  table,  28 

Communicant,  10. 

Come  Lord  Jesus,  IJ7. 

Conversion,  33.     And  faith,  3^ 

D 

Dead,  rpsurrection  of  the,  22. 

.Death  of  sin,  33. 

Departed  saints  iiappy,  22,    • 

E 
Klertlcm^  21.     Elected  to  heliness,  31. 
Kternal  sabbath,  33. 
Kfernity,  78. 
Kternal  life,  79. 
Kternity  and  time,  ?,0. 

Kveniiio;  hymn,  91.     Pong,  95.     Lorr]'-!  d.iy  rvrning,  f/u. 
fJvil,  deliverance  from  it,  b2. 
t'lvprlislini^h\c,  22. 
Ill ccdlcit firs  of  Chiist,  23, 
>\  (hnrf'^tioTt  to  nra-^'pr,  i!) 


INDEX.  48« 

F 

fhtih,!.  Living,  7.  Strong,  7.  No  merit  in,  24.  Prayer 
of,  45.  Life  of,  133.  Walk  of,  134.  Conflict  of,  135.  Trials 
of,  136.    Triumpli  of,  137.     Summary  of,  13S. 

Father,  God,  9.  Reliance  on  him,  46.  Our  Father,  46.  Re- 
joicins  in  liira,  46. 

Fast-day,  10>— 109. 

Ftdtral  head,  Adam,  3.     Falkn,  3. 

Forgiveness  of  sins,  21. 

Funeral,  123,  132. 

0 

Ghjoat,  Holy,  20.     Influences  of,  20.     Breathing  after,  20. 
God,  hi?  perfections,  4.  Justice,  4.  Justice  and  mercy  united, 
4.     Triune,  8.     The  Father,  9.     Preserver,  9. 
Good  old  way,  1. 
Good  works,  38. 

Gospel,  6.  Tlie  power  of  God,  31.  Prayer  for  its  spread,  4?. 
Grace  free  victory,  52.     Doth  not  make  careless,  24. 
Gratitude,  22. 

H 

Happiness  of  departed  saints,  22. 

Hrrvest,  82. 

Holiness,  elected  to,  32. 

Home  in  view,  52. 

Hope  of  heaven,  22. 

Hymns  arranged  agreeably  to  the  Catechism,  1 — 52.     Fer 
the  Lord^s  supper,  53—75.     Miscellaueous,  76 — 147. 
I 

Jesus  is  God  and  man,  6.     Immmuel,  6.     Jesus,  11.     His 
name,  II.  The  gift  of  God,  11.  The  only  Saviour,  11.    Love 
to  him,  11.     Our  Lord  and  master,  13.     Came  to  save  sin- 
ners, 14.    Suffered,  15.    '^Vas  crucified,  15.    Union  with  him, 
23.     The  Lord  pur  risuteousness,  23,     Has  tfie  k^^y  ^f 
heaven,  31. 
Jew?,  prayer  for,  48. 
Infant  baptism,  27. 
ImmnnneU  6. 
Justice  of  God,  4. 
Justification,  23. 
Jubilee,  31. 

K 

iTpT/ of  heaven,  31. 
Kins;,  Jesus  is  king,  13. 
Kir^dsm  come,  48. 


490  INDEX. 

L 

li«7i',  2.  Is  spiritual,  2,  41.  Convinces  of  sin,  2.  Of  mhtty,  i^. 

Life  everlasting,  22.     Frail,  76.     Eternal,  79. 

Lord  our  righteousness,  23. 

hordes  supper,  28.     Adapted  to  Lord^s  supper,  53 — 15. 

Iiord'5  day,  38.    Morning,  97.     Evening,  98.     Prayer,  45. 

Love^  christian,  21. 

M 

Mas^sb'ateSy  honour  them,  39. 

Millennium^  48. 

Ministry,  gospel,  99. 
,  Minister,  ordination,  102.    Praise  for  a  gospel  minister,  102. 

fifissionaries,  10^. 

Moral  law,  34.     Practical  use  of  it,  44. 

Morning  hymn,  92.     Son^,  93,     Morning  and  evening,  96 

Mysteries  of  providence,  10. 

N 

Necessary,  a  Saviour  is,  5. 

O 

Oath,  religious,  christians  may  take  it,  37. 

Obedience,  believers  cannot  yield  perfect  to  the  law,  44. 

Old  way,  good,  1. 

Original  sin,  3. 

P 

Pardon  sealed,  27. 

■perjury,  37. 

Perseverance,  52. 

Petitions  of  the  Lord's  prayer ;  first  petition,  47.  Seconii, 
48.     Third,  49.     Fourth,  50.     Fifth,  51.     Sixth,  52. 

Pious  parents  anxiety,  39. 

Prayer,  35.  Of  faith,  45.  Exhortation  to,  45.  Lord'3 
prayer.  45. 

prospect  of  the  resurrection,  22. 

Providence,  wise,  10.  My.^'teriou?,  10.  Tlie  Lord  will  pro- 
vide:, 19.  Blessings  of,  10.  Submission  to,  10.  Resigna- 
tion to,  49. 

R 

/?edcf.mcr  liveth,  17. 

Resignotion  to  the  will  of  God,  49.  • 

Resurrection  of  Christ,  18,  89.  Of  the  dead,  22.  Prospctl 
of  tliis,  22. 

S 

Sacraments,  25. 

Saints  rest  in  their  graves,  lU.     Communion,  21 

^'alvation,  5. 


INDEX.  491 

^'aviour^  5.     Nececsary,  5. 

Seasons^  81.     Crowned  with  goodness,  8-1.     Summer,   82, 

Winter,  83. 
Sickness,  113.     Recovery  from,  114. 
Sin,  original,  3.     Indwelling,  3. 
Spirity  holy  breathing  after,  20. 
Son  of  God,  13.  Sons  of  God  13. 
Song  of  Hannah,  119.    Hezekiah,  140.    Mary,  Ul.     Zacha- 

rias,  142.    The  angels,  143.     Simeon,  144.     Moses  and  the 

Lamb,  143.     Of  the  Redeemed,  146. 
Summary  of  faith,  138. 

T 
Temptation^  52. 
Thanksgiving,  110—112. 
Time  short,  71.     And  eternity,  80. 
jTimes  in  God's  hand,  9. 
Trinity,  8.     Praise  to,  8. 
Triune  God,  8. 

V 
Victory  through  grace,  52. 
Voice  from  the  tomb,  131. 

IV ay,  good  old,  1. 
Walk  of  faith,  134. 
Well,  it  is,  10. 
Winter,  83. 
Worldling,  42. 
Worship,  place  of,  10^ 


W 


THE 


CATECHISM, 


I 


ARTICLES  OF  FAITH, 


LITURGY 


REFORMED  DUTCH  CHURCH- 


CATECHISM, 

OR 

METHOD    OF    IXSTRL'CTION 
IN    THE 

CHRTSTIAX  RELIGION. 

is  the  same  is  t-m^ht  iji  the  Reformed  Churches  and  School- 
in  Holland^  and  in  America. 


I    LORD'S  DAY. 

Question  1.  TTtT^WAT  is  thy  only  comfort  in  life  and 
VV     death? 

Ansyver.  That  I  with  a  body  and  soul,  both  in  life  and 
death,  h  am  not  my  own,  but  belong  c  unto  my  faithful  Sa- 
viour Jesus  Christ,  who,  with  his  precious  d  blood,  hath  fully 
c  satisfied  for  all  my  sins,  and  delivered  /  me  from  all  the 
power  of  the  devil  ;  and  so  preserves  me  g  that  without  the 
will  of  my  heavenly  Father,  not  a  hair  h  can  fall  from  my 
head;  yea,  that  all  things  must  be  7"  subservient  to  my  sal- 
vation, and  tlierefore,  by  liis  holy  spirit,  he  also  assures  me  J 
of  eternal  life,  and  makes  U  me  sincerely  willing  and  ready, 
henceforth,  to  live  unto  him. 

n  1  Cor.  6.  10,  20.  h  Rom.  14.  7,  8,  9.  c\  Cor.  3.  23. 
d  I  Pet.  1.  IB,  19.  €  I  John  1.7.  /I  John  3.  8.  Heb.  'J 
14,  \h.  g  John  0.  39.  and  IQ.  23,  29.  k  Lnke21.  18  Mat. 
10.  30.  i  Rom.  8.  28.  j  2  Cor.  1.  22.  aud  5.  5.  k  Rom 
8.  n.and7.  22. 

Q.  2.  IIow  many  tilings  are  necessary  for  iliee  to  know. 
•l)at  thou,  enjoying  this  comfort,  nrayest  live  and  die  hap 

A.  Threr  ;  I  the  first,  how  great  m  my  eins  and  miseries 
:«re  :  the  '-econd,  liow  1  nr<y  be  delivered  n  from  all  my  sin- 
and  miseries :  the  tliird,  how  I  shall  express  my  gratitude  c 
<o  Cod  for  su*']i  deliverance. 

I  Luke  21.  47.  m  I  Cor.  6.  10.  11.  John  9.  41,  Roin.  ?. 
10,  19.     n  Jo!in  17  3.     0  Epli  i.  8,  9,  10. 


498  CATECHISM. 

II.  LORD'S  DAY. 

THE  FIRST  PART. 

OP    THE    MISERY    OF    BJAN* 

^.  3.  Whence  knowest  thou  thy  misery  ? 
A.  Out  of  the  law  of  God.  a 

a  Rom.  3.  30. 

Q.  4.  What  doth  the  law  of  God  require  of  us  ? 

A.  Christ  teaches  us  that  briefly,  Mat.  xxii.  37 — 40. 
**Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  with 
all  thy  soul,  with  all  thy  mind,  and  with  all  thy  strenfftii.ft 
This  is  the  first  and  the  great  command  ;  and  the  second  is 
like  to  tnis,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  On 
these  two  commands  hang  the  whole  law  and  the  prophets." 

ft  Luke  10.  27. 
Q,.  5.  Canst  thou  keep  all  these  things  perfectly  ? 
A    In  no  wise  ;  c  for  I  am  prone  by  nature  to  hate  God 
and  ray  neighbour,  d 

c  Rom.  3.  10.   1  John  1.  8.     d  Rom.  8.  7.  Tit.  3.  8. 

III.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  6.  Did  God  then  create  man  so  wicked  and  perverse  ? 

A.  By  no  means ;  but  God  created  man  good,  a  and  after 
ills  own  im:ip:e,  in  b  ri^htaousness  and  true  holiness,  that  he 
might  rightly  know  Go  l  iiis  Creator,  heartily  love  him,  and 
live  with  him  in  eternal  happiness  to  glorify  and  praise  him.c 

a  Gen.  \.  31.     b  Gen.  ].  26,  27.  Col.  3.  10.  Eph.  4.  2i 
rEph.  L  6.     1  Cor.  6.  20. 

Q.  7.  Whence  then  proceeds  this  depravity  of  human  na 
lure  ? 

A.  From  the  fr.ll  and  disobedience  of  our  first  parents, 
Adam  rin  1  Eve,  d  in  Paradise;  hence  our  nature  is  become. 
so  CO.'  i-apt,  that  we  are  all  conceived  and  born  in  sin.  e 
d  Gen.  3.  6.  Rom.  5.  12.  18,  19.     c  Psa.  51.5.  Gen.  3.  3. 

Q.  S.  An;  we  then  so  corrupt  that  we  are  wholly  incii 
pablc!  of  doing  any  good,  and  inclined  to  all  wickednr^s  •' 

A  Indeed  we  are  ;/ except  we  are  regenerated  by  th<' 
spirit  of  God.  g 

/  Gen.  6.  6.    Job  11.    4.   and  1j.  14,  16.      ^  Jolm  3. 
Bl^.  2.  5. 


CATECHISM.  4a7 

iV.  LORD'S  DAY. 

vi.  !♦  Dolii  not  God  liien  do  injustice  to  man,  by  rrquir- 
112  from  liim  in  his  law,  that  Miiich  he  cannot  perform  ?' 

A.  IV ot  at  all :  a  For  God  made  man  capable  b  of  perfom^- 
■.i\g  it;  but  man,  by  the  instigation  c  of  the  devil,  and  his  own 
wilful  difohedience,  d  deprived  himself  and  all  his  i)Ostenty 
of  those  divine  gifU'. 

a  Eccl.  7.  29.  6  John  8.  14.  2  Cor.  11.3.  c  Gen.  3.  4, 
7.     d  Rom.  5.  12. 

Q.  10.  Will  God  sulTer  such  disobedience  and  rebellion 
to  go  \m]vm\>W(\  ;* 

A.  By  no  mean? :  r  but  i?  terribly  displeased  /  witji  oui 
orisinal  a!^  well  as  actual  sins  j  and  will  puni.«jh  them  in  liis 
just  judgment  temiX)niIly  and  eteiTially,  as  he  hath  declar- 
ed, g  "Cursed  is  evL^vy  one  that  conlinueth  not  in  all  thinfr?. 
which  are  written  in  tiie  book  of  the  law,  to  do  them." 

e  Psa.  rt.  J.      f  Rom.  1.  18.    Deut.  23.  I.).    Heb.  9.  27 

Dent.  27.  26.  Gal.  3.  10. 

Q.  1 1.  Is  noi-  God  t'nen  also  niorciful  ? 

A.  God  i-'  indeed  meixifnl,  /»  but  also  just;  ?  tliereforo 
ins  justice  requires,.;  thntsin,  Avhioli  is  coiitaiilted  against  tiie 
most  high  maj-'sty  of  God,  be  ajso  punisi'.ed  with  extreme^ 
that  is,  with  everlasting  A"  punishment,  botli  of  body  and  soul, 

/lEx.  31.  G.  I  Ev.  20.  5.  Job  34.  10,  11.  7  P»a.  b.  5,  6/ 
[-  Gen.  2.  17.  Rom.  G.  23. 

•<•<••<«$»*.  >.->■• 
V.  LORD'S  DAY. 

THE  SECOND  V .VXT . 

OF    M\>''s    DELlVERANCr:. 

Q.  12.  Since  then,  by  the  righteous  judgment  of  God,  we 
dpsepve  tempfjral  and  eternal  punishment ;  is  there  no  w  ay 
by  wliicli  wf  may  escape  that  puuishmeut,  and  be  again  re- 
i  rived  ifito  f'vonr  i^ 

A.  Go  !  Will  iirivp  hi'  justice  n  satisfied  :  and  liierefore  we 
must  make  Ihi-  full  h  s?itisfactIon,  cither  by  ourselves,  or 
^y  smother. 

a  Ev.  2C  .;.     i^  I^^^u^  24.  IG.  2  Ccr.  :k  U,  15. 

Q.  13.  C  1:1  w(  oijr.«'l\  es  tlien  m;'.ke  tliis  .'^aiisfictior.  ? 

A.  B}' no  ni^'i^Ln.^ ;  c  liut  on   the  contrary  we  d  daily  In- 
.  -ease  curr  d-.^it. 
.^  Job  '  I.-/,  in.  J  M-.t.  G.  12.  Is^   G.f,  6. 


498  CATECHISM. 

Q.  14.  Can  there  be  found  any  wlierc,  one,  who  is  a  mere 
creature,  able  to  satisfy  for  us  P 

A.  None ;  for  first,  God  will  not  e  punish  any  other  crea- 
ture for  the  sin  which  man  hath  committed  ;  and  further,  no 
mere  creature  can  sustain   the  burden  of   God*s   eternal 
wrath  against   sin,  so  as  to  /  deliver  others  from  it. 
c  Ezek.  18.  '^0.    /Rev.  b.  3.  Psn.  49.  8,  9. 

Q.  15.  What  sort  of  a  mediator  and  deliverer  then  must 
we  seek  for  ? 

A.  For  one  whq  is  very  man,  g  and  perfectly  righteous  • 
and  yet  more  powerful  than  all  creatures ;  tliat  is,  one  who 
s  also  very  h  God. 

g  I  Cor.  15.  21.  Rom.  8.  3.      h  Rom.  9.  5.    Isa.  7.  14. 

VI.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  16.  Why  must  he  be  very  man,  and  also  perfectly  righ- 
teous ? 

A.  Because  the  justice  of  God  requires  that  the  same  hu- 
man nature,  which  hath  sinned,  should  a  likewise  make 
satisfaction  for  sin  ;  and  one,  who  is  himself  a  sinner,  b  can- 
not satisfy  for  others. 

a  Rom.  5.  12,  15.       b  1  Pet.  3.  13.    Isa.  53.  II. 

Q,  17.  Why  must  he  ip  one  person  be  also  very  God  i' 

A.  That  he  might,  by  the  power  of  hi^  Godhead,  c  sus- 
tain in  his  human  nature,  the  burtlien  of  God's  wrath  ;  and 
might  d  obtain  for,  and  restore  to  us,  righteousness  and  life. 

c  I  Pet.  3.  13.  Acts  2.  24.  Isa.  53.  8.  d  1  John  1.  2. 
Jer.  23.  6.  2  Tim.  1.  10.  Jolm  6.  51. 

Q.  18.  Who  then  is  that  mediator,  who  is  in  one  person 
both  very  God,  and  a  real  rigliteous  man  ? 

A.  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  e  **  wlio  of  God  is  made  unto 
/  us  wisdom,  and  righteousness,  and  sanctillcation,  and  re- 
demption.'" 
e  Mat.  1.  23.  1  Tim.  3.  16.  Luke  2.  11.    /I  Cor.  1  30. 

Q.  10.  Whence  knowest  thou  this? 

A.  From  tlie  holy  gospel,  which  God  himself  revenle.<l 
first  in  Paradise  ;  g  and  aftenvards  published  by  the  Patri 
archs /land  Prophets,  and  was  pleased  to  represent  it,  by 
the  sliadows  l  of  sicrillces  and  tlie  otiier  ccn'monies  of  the 
law  ;  and  listly,  has  accomplislied  it.;  by  his  only  begot- 
ten Son. 

S  Gen.  3.  15.  h  Gen.  22.  17.  13.  and  2«.  14.  Rom.  1.  2 
Heb.  1.  1.  John  5  16.  HTeb  10.  7,  8  n\njr\.  ^0  i 
llcb   13.  C  ' 


CATECHISM.  490 

VII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  20.  Are  all  men  then,  as  they  perished  in  Adam,  sav- 
vd  by  Christ  ? 

A .  IVo  ;  only  a  those  who  are  inj^rafted  into  him,  b  and 
leceive  all  his  benefits,  by  a  true  faith. 

a  Mat.  1.  21.  Isa.  53.  11.  b  John  1.  12,  13.  Rom.  11. 
20.  Heb.  10.39. 

a.  21.  What  i«  true  faith  P 

A.  True  faith  is  not  only  a  certain  knov,!edge,  c  where 
by  I  hold  for  truth  all  that  God  has  revealed  to  us  in  his 
word,  but  also  ^n  r^ssured  J  conlldence,  which  the  Holy  e 
{ihost  works  by  the  gospel,  /  in  my  heart ;  that  not  only 
to  others,  but  to  me  also,  g  remission  of  sin,  everlasting  righ- 
teousness h  and  salvation,  are  freely  given  by  God,  i  merely 
of  grace,  only  for  the  sake  of  Christ's  merits. 

c  John  6.  G9.  .John  17.  3.  Heb.  11.  3,  6.  rf  Eph.  3.  12. 
f  Rom.  4.  16,20,  21.  Heb.  11.  1.  Eph.  3.  12.  Rom.  1.  IH. 
1  Cor.  1.  21.  Acts  16.  14.  Mat.  16.  17.  John  3.  5.  /Rom. 
10.  14.  17.  Mat  9..  2.  s  I^oiu-  5.  1  h  Gal.  2.  20.  i  Rom. 
3.  24,  23,  26. 

Q.  22.  What  is  then  necessary  for  a  christian  to  believe  p 

A.  All  things  j  promised  us  in  the  gospel,  which  tiie  ar- 
ticles of  our  Catholic  undoubted  chiistian  faith  briefly  teach 
us. 

j  John  20.  31.     Mat.  28.  19,20. 

Q.  23.  What  are  these  articles  ? 

A.  I.  /  btiieve  in  Godj  tke  Father  Almighty^  maker  of  heac- 
en  and  earth  : 

II.  And  in  Jesus  Christy  his  only  begotten  Son^  our  Lord  : 

III.  IVho  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Gkost^  bornofVie  Vir- 
in  Mary: 

IV.  Suffered  under  Pontius  Pilnte ;  was  crucified^  dead 
and  buried  :  He  demanded  into  hell : 

V.  The  third  day  lie  rose  n2;ain  from  the  dead : 

VI.  He  aictnded  inh  hefiven^    and  silieth  at  the  right 
iind  ff  God  the  Father  Almit^hiy  : 

VII.  From  Vance  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the 
deed  : 

VIII.  /  bfli,:ve  in  the  Holy  Ghost  : 

IX.  I  believe  an  hvly  Ciitfwlic  Church:  the  corwrnuniGn 
^f  saints  : 

\.  The  forgiveness  of  sijis  : 

XI.   The  resurrection  of  the  body  • 

V 1 1 .  And  the  Ife  cvrrl fisting.      S  m  f  ♦{ 


500  CATECHISM. 

VIIT.  LORD'S  DAY. 
Q.  24.  How  are  these  article?  divided  !- 
A.  Into,  three  parts ;  the  first  is  of  God  the  Father,  and  oi\r 
creation  ;a  the  second  of  God  tlie  Son,  and  our  redemption  ;k 
tlie  third  of  God  the  Holy  Ghoet,  and  our  s^nctiHcation.c 
a  Gen.  1.     b  I  Pet.  1.  18,  19.     c  1  Pet.  1.  21,  22. 

Q.  25.  Since  there  is  but  one  only  d  divine  essence,  why 
speakestlhou  of  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost  p 

A.  Because  God  hath  so  f  revealed  himself  in  in's  word, 
that  tliese  three  distinct  persons  are  the  one  only  true  and 
eternal  God. 

dDeut.  6.  4.  e  Gen.  1.26.  Isa.  61.  1.  John  H.  16,  17 
3  John  5.  7.  John  1.  18.  Mat.  28.  19.     2  Cor.  13.  11. 

IX.  LORDVSDAV. 
OF    GOD    THE    FATHFll. 

Q,.  26.  WJiat  bclievest  thon  when  thon  saj'e^t,  **  I  h'- 
lleve  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  maker  of  Heaven  and 
Earth  .^" 

A.  That  the  eternal  Father  of  our  liOrd  Jesu!^  Christ  (who 
cof  nothinj^made  'leaven  and  earth,  Avith  all  that  is  in  them  ; 
who  likewise  upholds  and  b  governs  the  same  hy  his  etern  il 
counsel  and  providence)  is  for  tlie  sakeof  Chii-t  his  Son*  my 
God  and  piy  Father  ;  on  whom  I  rely  so  entirely,  th^^t  I  hav" 
no  doubt,  but  lie  will  ]>rovide  me  Avith  all  ttiings  necessaiy  < 
for  soul  and  body  :  and  further,  tlint  he  will  make  whatever 
evils  he  sends  upon  me,  in  this  valley  of  tears,  d  turn  out  to 
my  advantage  ;  for  he  is  able  to  do  it,  being  ahijighty  e  God. 
and  willing,  being  a /faithful  Father. 

a  Gen.  I.  and  2.  Psa.  33.  6.  b  Psa.  115.  3.  Mat.  10.  20. 
Heb.  1.  3.  John  3.  17.  r  John  1.  12,  16.  Rom.  8.  i:),  16. 
Gal.  4.  5,  6.  Eph  1.  .'i.  1  John  3.  1.  ^7  Psa.  5:).  22.  Mat. 
6.  26.  «  Rom.  8.  23.  and  4.  21.  /Rom.  10..  12.  Mat.  6 
26.  and  7.  9,  10,  11.  ' 

X.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  27.  AVh;«t  dost  f  hoa  m^-an  bv  the  pr.'>vidrp~r  '  ' 
A.  TI.e  aim 'Ojhty . md  r very  aa  he?e  present  ix)wer  of  Go<i ;« 
whereby,  as  it  Avere  by  liis  hand,  he  b  upholds  and  govtrR'^! 
r  ^ci<  17.  2:',  26,  27,   28.       b  Hf'b    \    'A 


CATECHISM.  501 

Iicaven,  earth,  and  all  creatures  ;  so  that  herhs  and  grass, 
i-ain  c  aud  drought,  fruitful  d  and  barren-years,  meat  and 
drink,  c  health  and  sickness, /ricius  and  poverty,  yea,  and 
all  tilings  g  come,  not  by  eliance,  but  by  his  fatherly  hand. 

c  Jer.  5.  24.  d  Acts  14.17.  e  John  9.  3.  /  Prov.  22. 
2.  Job  1.  21.     g  Mat.  10.  29  liO.  Eph.  1.  H. 

Q.  28.  What  advantaj^e  is  it  to  us  to  know  that  God  has 
created,  and  by  liis  providence  dotli  stiil  uphold  all  things  ■' 

A.  That  yre  may  be  patient  in  adversity  ;  k  tliankCuli  in 
prosperity ;  and  that  in  all  tilings,  whicii  may  hereafter  be 
fal  us,  we  place  Oui-  firm.;  trust  in  pur  faithful  God  and 
Fatlier,  that  nothing  shall  k  separate  us  from  his  U)ve ; 
fiince  all  creatures  are  so  in  liis  hand,  that  without  hii  will 
they  I  cannot  so  much  as  move. 

k  Rom.  5.  3.  Psa.  39.  10.  i  Dent.  8.  lO.l  The.n.  5.  IS.j  Rom, 
5.  3,  4,  b,  6.  k  Rom.  8.  38, 39.  /  Job  1.  12.  aud  2.  6.  Mat.  8, 
31.     ha.  10.  15. 

••4  -<"<<^»-»-  ►•• 

XI.  LORD'S  DAY. 

OF    GOD    THE    SON. 

Q.  29.  Why  is  the  Son  of  God  called  Jesus,  that  is  a  Sa^ 
viour  ? 

A.  Because  he  saveth  us,  and  xleliver.eth  us  from  our  a 
sins  ;  and  likewise,  becau.se  we  ought  not  to  seek,  neither 
£00  find  b  salvation  in  any  other. 

a  Mat.  I.  21.     6  Acts  4.  12. 

Q.  30.  Do  such  then  bejieve  in  Jesus  the  o^ly  Saviour* 
»Tho  seek  their  salvation  and  happiness  of  saints,  of  them- 
selves, or  any  where  else  '? 

A.  They  do  not  y  for  though  they  boast  of  him  in  words, 
yet  in  deeds  they  deny  c  Jesns  the  only  deliverer  and  Sa- 
viour ;  for  one  of  these  two  things  must  be  true,  that  either 
Jesus  is  not  a  complete  Saviour  j  or  that  they,  who  by  a  trur 
faith  receive  this  Saviour,  must  find  all  tilings  in  him  d  nr- 
ressary  to  their  salvation. 

c  1  Cor.  1.  13,  31.    Gal.  5.  4.      fZ  Col.  2.  20.  Isa.  9.  G,  7 
>.l.  1.  19,  20. 

XII.  LORD»S  DAY. 

9*-  ^r.  Whv  is  he  called  Christ,  that  is  anointed  ■ 


502  CATECHISM. 

A.  Becan??  he  is  ordained  of  God  th(?  Father,  ana  «. 
anointed  with  the  Holv  Ghost,  to  be  our  b  chief  Prophet  an<T 
teacher  ;  who  lias  fully  revealed  to  us  the  secret  council  and 
will  of  God  concerning  our  redemption  :  and  to  be  our  only 
High  Priest,c  who  by  the  one  sacrifice  of  his  body,  has  tp 
deemed  us,  and  makes  continual  d  intercession  with  tlie  Fa- 
ther for  us ;  and  also  to  be  onr  eternal  King,e  who  governs  us 
by  his  word  and  spirit ;  and  who  defends  and/  preserves  us 
in  (the  enjoyment  of)  that  salvation,  he  has  purchased  for  us. 

a  Ileb.  I.  9.  b  Oeut.  18.  18.  Acts  3.  22.  John  1.  IB.  and 
If).  15.  Mat.  11.  27.  c  Fsa.  110.  4.  Heh.  7.  21.  and  10  11 
d  Rom  8.  34.  e  Fsa.  2.  6.  Luke  I.  33.  /Mat.  28.  18 
jiohn  10  28. 

Q.  32.  But  why  art  thou  called  a  christian  ? 

A.  Because  I  am  a  member  of  Christy  by  faith,  and  tliu  , 
am  partaker  h  of  his  acointine; ;  that  so  1  may  i  confess  his 
name,  and  present  myself  a  living  J  sacrifice  of  thankfulness 
to  him  :  and  also  that  with  a  free  and  good  conscience  I  may 
fight  against  sin  and  k  satan>  in  this  life  :  and  afterwards  I 
reigu  with  him  eternally,  over  all  creatures. 

S  1  Cor.  6.  15.  h  I  John  2  27.  Joel  2.  28.  i  Mat.  IQ. 
32.  j  Rom.  12.  I.  Apo.  I.  6.  k  Eph.  6.  U,  12.  i  Tim.  1 
18, 19,     I  2  Tim.  2.  12. 

XIII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  33.  Why  is  Christ  called  the  only  begotten  Son  of 
God,  since  we  are  also  the  children  of  God  ? 

A.  Because  Christ  alone  is  tiie  eternal  and  natural  Son 
of  a  God  ;  but  we  are  children  /;  adopted  of  God,  by  grace, 
for  his  sake. 
a  John  I.  I.  Heh.  I.  2.      iRom.  8.  1.5,  16,  I7.  Eph.  I.  5,  0. 

Q.  31.  Wherefore  callest  thou  hi?n  our  Lord  ? 

A.  Because  he  Irath  redeemed  us,  both  soul  and  body,  fiom 
nil  our  sins,  not  with  go'd  or  silver,  c  but  with  his  precious 
blood,  and  hath  delivered  us  from  all  the  power  of  the  devil  ; 
and  thus  hatli  made  us  liis  own  property. 

f  IPet  I.  18,  19,     I  Cor.  6.  20. 

XIV.  LORD'S  DAY. 
Q.  35.  Whiit  is  the  meaning  of  these  words—'*  He  was 
conceived  by  the  \io]y  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary  T^' 


CATECHISM.  503 

A.  That  God's  eternal  Son,  tvIio  a  i»,  and  continueth  true 
and  eternal  b  God,  took  upon  liini  the  very  nature  of  man, 
of  the  flesh  and  c  blood  of  tlie  Virgin  Mary,  by  the  opera- 
tion of  the  Holy  Ghost  ,d  that  he  miglit  also  be  the  true 
seed  of  David,  e  like  unto  his  brethren  in  all  things,  /  sin 
excepted. 

a  John  I.  I.  Col.  I.  15.  I'sa.  2.  7.  b  Rom.  9.  5.  I  John 
5.20.  cJohnI.14.  Gal.  4.  4.  dMat.  I.  13.  Luke  f.  35. 
e  Psa.  132.  II.  Acts  2.  30.  Rom.  I.  3.  /  Phil.  2.  7 
Heb.  4.  15. 

Q.  36.  What  pro6t  dost  thou  receive  by  Christ's  holy 
conception  and  nativity  ? 

A.  That  he  is  our g  mediator;  and  with  his  innocence 
and  perfect  holiness,  covers  in  the  sijjht  of  h  God,  my  sins, 
wherein  I  was  conceived  and  brought  forth  I 

-  Heb.  2.  16,  17.    h  Psa.  32.  I.  1  Cor.  I.  30.  Rom.  8.  34. 

-<-<-<  ^►►-►">" 

XV^  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  37.  What  dost  thou  understand  by  the  words,  "  He 
suffered  i^" 

A.  That  he,  all  the  timfe  that  he  lived  on  earth,  but  es 
pecially  at  the  end  of  his  life,a  sustained  in  body  and  soul, 
the  wrath  of  God  a3:ain5 1  the  sins  of  all  mankind  •  that  so  by 
his  pas.'sion,  as  the  only  b  propitivitory  socriHce,  he  might  re- 
deem ouu  body  and  soul  from  everlasting  damnation,  and  oh- 
tain  for  us  the  favour  of  God,  righteousness  and  eternal  life. 

a  I  Pet.  2.  24.     Isa.  53.  12.     b  I  John  2.  2.     Rom   3.  25. 

Q.  38.  Why  did  he  suffer  under  Pontius  Pilate,  as  his 
idge? 

A.  That  he,  being  innocent,  and  yet  condemned  c  by  a 
Li  iuporal. judge,  might  thereby  free  us  from  the  severe  judj 
:iient  of  God  to  which  we  were  exposed.  J 

rLuke  23.  14.  John  19.  4.     Psa.  G9.  4.     d  Gal.  3.  13,  I4 

Q..  39.  Is  there  any  thing  more  in  his  being  cruclfiedj 
iian  if  he  had  died  .some  other  death  i^ 

A.  Ye.' [there  is];  for  thereby  I  am  assured,  that  hfe 
ook  on  him  the  cun^e  which  lay  upon  me  ;  for  the  death  c* 

^r  cro^s  ■■?.%  c  accursed  of  God. 

•  Deat.  2!.  ??.    GjV  -  f  • 


504  CATECHISM. 

XVI.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  40.  Why  was  it  necessary  for  Christ  to  humble  himBeii 
^ven  unto  death  ? 

A.  Because  with  respect  to  the  justice  and  truth  of  God, 
satisfaction  for  our  sins  could  be  made  a  no  otherwise,  tha?^ 
by  the  death  of  the  Son  b  of  God. 

a  Gen.  2.  17.    6  Heb.  2  9,  lO'  Phil.  2.  8. 
Q,.  41.  Why  was  he  also  **  buried.^" 
A.  Thereby  to  prove  that  he  c  was  really  dead. 

c  Acts  13.  29.    Mark  15.  4a— 46. 

Q.  42.  Since  then  Christ  died  for  us,  why  inust  wc  alsft 
dieP 

A.  Our  death  is  not  a  satisfaction  for  our  sins>  but  only 
an  abolishing  of  sin,  and  a  passage  into  d  eternal  life. 

rfJohn5.  24.     Phil.  I.  23. 

Q.  43.  What  further  benefit  do  we  receive  from  the  eacri- 
fice  and  death  of  Christ  on  the  cross  ? 

A.  That  by  virtue  thereof,  our  old  man  is  crucified,  dead, 
and  e  buried  with  him ;  that  so  the  corrupt  inclmations  of 
the  flesh  moy  no  more/  reign  in  us ;  but  that  we  may  g  offer 
ourselves  unto  liim  a  sacritice  of  thanksgiving. 

c  Rom.  6.  0,  7,  &c.     /  Rom.  6.  12.     g  Rom.  12.  I. 

Q.  44.  Why  is  there  added,  "  he  descended  into  hell  ?*"* 

A.  That  in  my  greatest  temptations,  I  may  be  assured, 
and  wholly  comfoit  myself  in  this,  that  my  Loro  Jesu* 
Christ,  by  his  iuexpressible  anguish,  pains,  terrors,  and  hcll- 
isli  .>pjnies,  in  which  he  was  plunged  during  all  his  suffer- 
ings, but  especially  on  the  cross,  hath  h  delivered  me  froir 
the  anguish  and  torments  of  hell. 

k  Isa.  53   !0.     Mat.  27.  46. 

XVII.  LORD^S  DAY. 
Q.  4.^.  What  doth  the  resurrection  of  Christ  profit  us 
A.  First ;  by  Ms  resurrection  he  hath  overcome  death 
that  he  migiit  a  make  us  partakers  of  that  righteousness 
which  hp  uad  purchased  for  us  by  his  death  ;  secondly,  wc 
nre  viiso  by  hi.s  [iOv,er.b  raised  up  to  a  new  life ;  and  lastly, 
the  resh-rection  of  Christ  is  a  c  sure  pkdge  of  our  blessed 
rcsurre.^tion 

a  1  Cor  15.  16^  b  Rom.  6.  4.  Col.  3. 1,  4*c.  c  1  Cor.  1^^ 
ilom.  8. 11. 


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XVIII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q,.  40.  How  dost  thou  understand  tlicse  words,  *'  he  as 
cended  into  heaven  .^'* 

A.  That  Christ,  in  sight  of  his  di^^ciples,  was  a  taken 
up  from  earth  into  heaven  j  and  that  he  continues  b  there 
for  our  interest,  until  he  come  again  to  judge  the  quick  and 
the  de'.\d. 

a  Acts  I.  9.  Mark  16.  I9.  b  Heb.  4.  14.  Rom.  8.  34. 
Eph.  4.  10. 

Q.  47.  Is  not  Christ  then  with  us  even  to  the  end  of  the 
tvorld,  as  he  hath  promised  P 

A.  Christ  is  very  man  and  very  God  :  with  respect  to  his 
**  human  nature,  he  is  no  more  on  earth  ;  but  with  respect 
to  his  Godhead,  majesty,  grace  and  spirit,  he  is  at  no  time 
absent  from  us. 

€  Acts  3.  21..  John  3.  I3.    John  16.  23.    Mat.  28.  20. 

Q.  48.  But  if  his  human  nature  is  not  present,  wherever 
hi?  Godhend  is,  are  not  then  these  two  natures  in  Chnst  sep- 
iirated  from  one  another  ? 

A.  Not  at  all ;  for  since  the  Godhead  is  incomprehensible 
and  (Z  oirmipre.sent,  it  must  necessarily  follow  tiiat  e  the  same 
is  not  limited  with  the  human  nature  he  assumed,  and  yet 
remains  personally  united  to  it, 

d  Acts  7.  49.  Mat.  24.  30.  e  Mat.  28.  20.  John  16.  28 
and  17.  II.     John  3.  13. 

Q.  49.  Of  what  advantage  to  us  is  Christ's  ascension  into 
heaven  ? 

A.  First,  that  he  is  our  g  advocate  in  the  presence  of  his 
{"ather  in  heaven  :  secondly,  that  we  have  our  flesh  in  heav- 
^  as  a  sure  pledge  that  he,  as  the  head,  will  also  h  take  up 
to  himself,  us,  his  members  :  thirdly,  that  lie  i  sends  us  his 
Spirit  as  an  earnest,  by  whose  ix)wer  wc  "  seek  the  things 
which  are  above,  where  Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of 
God,  j  and  not  things  on  earth.'' 

^Ileb.  9.  24.  I  John  2.  2.  Rom.  8.  34.  A  John  14.  2, 
r.ph.  2.  6.  I  John  \L  16.  2  Cor.  I.  22.  2  Cor.  5  5.  ;  Col.  3. 
I.     Phil.  3.20. 

XIX.  LORD'S  DAY. 
Q,,  -W.  Why  is  it  added,  "'  and  sitteth  at  the  ri/ilit  hand  of 

God  :>'' 

\    Bec?\i!5?  Christ  is  ascended  iato  h;'svrp  fcr  thU  tr)^ 


566  CATECHISM. 

that  lie  rulglit  there  a  appear  as  head  of  his  church,  by  whon5 
the  Father  b  governs  all  things. 

a  Eph.  I.  ^0,  21,  22.  Col.  I.  13.  b  Mat.  28.  18.  John  .^: 
22. 

<i.  51.  What  profit  Is  this  glory  of  Claris t,  our  head, 
unto  us  ? 

A.  First,  that  by  his  holy  spirit  he  c  pouretii  out  heaven- 
ly graces  upon  us  his  members  :  and  then  that  by  his 
power  he  defends  d  and  preserves  us  agaiust  all  enemies. 

c  Eph.  4  8.     d  Psa.  2.  9.  John  10.  28. 

Q.  52.  Whnt  comfort  is  it  to  thi-e  that  ''  Christ  shall 
(ome  again  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dt<id  p*' 

A.  That  in  all  m)'  sorrows  and  persecutions,  with  uplifted 
head  e  I  look  for  the  very  same  person,  who  before  offered 
himself  for  my  sake,  to  the  tribunal  of  God,  and  hath  remov- 
ed all  curse  from  me,  to  come  as  judge  from  heaven  :  who 
shall  cast  all  his/  and  my  enemies  into- everlasting  condem- 
nation, but  shall  translate  g  me  with  all  hi^i  chosen  ones  to 
himself,  into  iieavenly  joys  and  glory. 

e  Luke  21.  28.  Rom.  3.  23,  21.  I  Thes.  4.  16;  /  2  Thes- 
r  G,  7,  8,  9.     Mat.  25.  4 1 .     ir  Mat.  25.  34. 

XX.  LORD'S  DAY. 

OF    GOD    THE    HOLY    CHOST. 

Q.  [i3.  What  dost  thou  believe  concerning  the  Hoiv 
Ghost  ? 

A.  First,  that  he  is  true  and  co-eternal  God  with  the 
Father  and  the  a  Son  :  secondly,  that  he  is  al.-o  given  h  n\e, 
to  r  make  me  by  a  true  faith,  partaker  of  Christ  and  alJ 
liis  benefits,  that  he  nray  d  comfort  me  and  e  abide  with  me 
for  ever. 

n  Gen.  1.2.  1^1.48.10.  1  Cor.  3.  16.  A  Mat.  28.  If). 
2  Cor.  1.  22.  c  Gal.  3.  14.  1  Pet.  I.  2.  (f  Acts  9.  31.  d 
John  14.  10.     1  Pet.  4.  14. 

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XXI.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  .01.  What  believest  thou  concerning  the  "  Holy  Cii- 
Unlic  Clnnch"  of  ChriH  i' 

A.  Tliat  the  Son  of  God  a  from  the  b  beginning  to  tUn 

^  John  10   H.     h  Con.  26.4. 


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CATECHISM.  ^07 

-end  oi  the  world,  gatliers,  c  defends,  ^m\  d  pi  sscr/es  to  him- 
self by  his  e  :piilt  and  word,  out  of  tiie/  whole  human  race, 
a  5"  ciiurcli  cuosl-u  to  everlasting  life,  agreeing  intruefditU  ; 
.icd  that  I  am  and  for  ever  shall  remain,  a  h  living  mem- 
ber thereof, 

c  Rom.  9.  24.  Eph.  I.  10.  d  John  10.  16.  c  I?a.  59.  2!. 
/  Deut.  10.  14,  15.  g  Acts  13.  48.  k  1  Cor.  I.  8,  9.  Rom. 
3.  35,  &c. 

(i.  55.  What  do  you  understand  by  "  the  communion  of 
saints  P" 

A.  Fir^t,  that  all  and  every  one,  who  believes,  behig  mem- 
bers of  Christ,,  are  in  common,  i  partakers  of  him.  and  of 
all  iiis  rirhes  and  gifts  :  seconiJly,  tnat  every  one  must  know- 
it  to  be  iiis  dut5%  readily  and  j  cheerfully  to  employ  his  gifts, 
for   the   advantage  aud  salvation  of  other  members. 

i  John  I.  3,  4.  Rom.  8.  32.  1  Cor.  12.  13.  j  I  Cor.  13.  5. 
Pliil.  2.4,5,6. 

Q.  56.  What  believest  thou  concerning  "  the  forgiveness 
of  sins  .^" 

A.  That  God,  for  the  sake  of  fc  Christ's  satisfaction,  will 
no  more  /  remember  my  sin?,  rieither  my  corrupt  nature* 
against  which  I  h.ive  to  struggl.^  .11  my  life  long  ;  but  ♦^ill 
graciously  impute  to  me  the  rignteousnes  of  Chrisr,  that  I 
may  never  be  m  condemned  before  the  tribunal  of  God. 
k  I  John  2.  2.  2  Cor.  5.  19,  21.  /  Jer.  31.  34.  Psa.  103 
'.  J,  10,  II.  Rom.  8.  I,  2,  3.    ?«  John  3.  13. 

XXII.  LORD'S  D.VY. 

Q.  57.  "What  comfort  doth  the  *'  re3urrectioD  of  the  ho 
dy"  afford  thee  ? 

A.  That  not  only  my  soul  after  this  life  shall  be  immedi 
iitely  taken  a  up  to  Christ  it.«;  head ;  but  also,  that  Uiia  my  bo- 
ij}-,  being  raised  by  tlio  power  of  Christ,  shall  he  reunited 
with  my  soul,  and  b  made  like  unto  the  glorious  body  of 
Christ. 
G  Lulie  23.  43.  Phil.  I   23.     b\  Cor.  15.  53.  Job  19.  25,  2C- 

Q.  53.  What  comfort  takest  thou  from  the  article  of 
*'  life  everlasting  .^" 

A.  That  c  since  I  now  feel  in  my  heart  the  beginning  of 
eternal  joy,  after  this  \\(e,d  I  shall  inherit  perfect  salvation, 
which  e  ''  eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  neitht  r  hath  it 
entered  into  the  heart  of  man"  to  conceive  !  and  tiiat,  to 
praise  God  therein  for  ever. 
2  Cor.  5.  2,  3,  G.  Rom.  14.  17.  dPsa.  16.  U.  c  1  Car.  2.  S 


560  CATECHISM. 

XXIII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  [t9.  But  what  doth  it  profit  thee  now  that  ihou  bcliev- 
e%t  all  this  ? 

A.  Ttiat  I  am  righteous  in  Christy  before  God,  and  an  heir 
of  eternal  life,  a 

a  Rom.  5.  1.     Rom.  1.  17.     John  3.  36. 

Q.  CO.  How  art  thou  n8;hteons  before  God  ? 

A,  Only  b  by  a  true  faith  in  Jesus  Christ ;  so  that,  though 
my  coQScieuce  accuse  me,  tiiat  I  have  grossly  transgressed 
all  th(*  commands  of  God,  and  c  kept  none  of  them,  and  am 
still  d  inclined  to  all  evil ;  notwithstanding,  God,  without 
any  e  meiit  of  mine,  but  only  of  mere/  grace,  grants  g  and 
h  imoutes  to  me,  the  perfect  i  satisfaction,  righteousness  and 
holiness  of  Christ  j  even  so,  as  if  I  never  had  had,  nor  com 
mit^jed  any  sin  :  yea,  -as  if  I  had  fully  j  accomplished  aH 
that  obedience  which  Christ  hath  accomplished  for  me ;  k 
inasmuch  as  I  embrace  such  beneGt  with  a  believing  heart. 

h  Rom.  3.  22,  &c.  Gal.  2.  Ifc.  Eph.  2.  8,  9.  c  Rom.3.  9,  &c. 
d  Rom.  7.  23.  e  Rom.  3.  21.  /  Tit.  3.  5.  £ph.  2.  8,  9. 
gRom.  4.  4,  5.  2  Cor.  5.  19.  h  1  John  2.  1.  i  Rom.  3. 
24,  25.    j  2  Cor.  5.  21.      k  Rom.  3.  23.  John  3.  18. 

Q.  61.  Why  say  est  thou,  that  thou  art  righteous  by  faith 
only  ? 

A.  Not  that  I  am  acceptable  to  God,  on  account  of  the  I 
wortiiiness  of  my  faith  ;  but  because  only  the  satisfaction, 
rig*iteousness,  and  holiness  of  Christ,  is  my  righteousness  be- 
fore m  {jod  ;  and  that  1  cannot  receive  n  and  apply  the  same 
to  myself  any  other  way  than  by  faith  only. 

I  Psa.  IC.  2.  Eph.  2.  8,  9.  m  1  Cor.  1.  30.  I  Cor.  2.  2.  7i 
1  John  5.  10. 

XXIV.  LORD'S  DAY, 

Q,.  62.  But  why  c^mnot  our  good  works  be  the  whole,  or 
part  of  our  righteousness  before  God  ? 

A.  Becr^LUse,  th-^t  tlie  righteousness,  which  can  be  approv- 
ed of  before  the  tribunnl  of  God,  must  he  absolutely  perfect, 
and  in  all  re.spectsa  conformable  to  tiie  divine  law  :  and  al- 
f;o,  tliat  our  best  works  in  this  life  are  all  imi^erfect  and  b  de- 
filed with  Bin. 

a  Gal.  3.  10.     Drut.  27.  26.  b  Isa.  64.  6. 

Q.  63.  What  !  do  not  our  good  works  merit,  which  yti 
God  will  reward  in  this  ancl  in  a  future  Jife  ? 


CATECHISM.  .509 

A.  This  reward  is  not  of  merit,  but  of  grace,  c 

c  Luke  IT    10. 
Q.  61.  But  doth  not  this  doctrine  make  men  carelc:3  and 
j»rofane  ? 

A.  By  no  mean<^  :  for  it  is  impo.-'sible  thnt  those,  who  arft 
implanted  into  Christ  b)^  a  true  faith,  should  not  bring  forlh 
Iiiiits  of  d  thankfulness, 

d  Mat.  7.  17,  lo.     John  15.  5. 

XXV.  LORD'S    DAY. 
OF    THE    SACRAMENTS. 

U.  65.  Since  tlien  we  are  m^de  partakers  of  Chri?t  and 
all  his  benetts  by  faith  only,  whence  doth  tliis  faith  pro- 
reed  ? 

A.  From  the  Holy  Ghost,  who  works  a  faith  in  our  hearlf 
by  the  preaching  of  the  gospel,  and  b  confirms  it  by  the  use  of 
the  sacraments. 

a  Eph.  2.  3.  and  G.  23.  Phil.  I.  29.  b  Mat.  28.  19.  Rom 
4.  11. 

a.  66.  What  are  tlie  sacraments  p 

A.  The  sacraments  are  holy  visible  signs  and  seals,  ap- 
pointed of  God  for  this  end,  that  by  the  use  thereof,  he  may 
the  more  fully  declare  and  seal  to  us  the  promise  of  the  gos- 
pel, viz.  that  lie  grants  us  freely  the  remission  of  sin,  and  c 
Mfe  eternal,  for  the  sake  of  that  one  sacridce  of  Christ,  ac- 
complished on  the  cross. 

c  Gen.  17.  11.  Rom.  4.  II.  Ex.  12.  Lev.  6.  25.  Acts  22. 
10.  and  2.  33.     Mat.  26.  28. 

Q.  67.  Are  both  word  and  sacraments,  then,  ordained 
and  appointed  for  this  end,  that  tiiey  may  direct  our  faith 
to  the  sacrifice  of  Jesus  Chriot  on  the  cross,  as  the  only 
ground  of  our  salvation  ? 

A.  Yes,  indeed  :  for  the  Holy  Gho^it  teaches  us  in  the 
govp'jl,  and  assures  us  by  the  sacraments,  d  that  the  whole 
of  onr  salvation  depends  upon  that  one  sacrifice  of  Christ 
which  he  offered  for  us  on  tlie  ci  oss. 

d  Rom.  6.  3.     Gal.  3.  27. 

Q,.  63.  How  many  sacraments  has  Christ  instituted  in  the 
new  covenant,  or  testament :' 
A,  c  Two  :  nimely,  holy  baptism  and  the  holy  supper. 

'  I  Cor.  10-  2,  3,  4. 

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310  CATECHISM. 

XXVI.  LORD'S  DAY, 
OF    HOLY    BAPTISM. 

Q.  r>l).  How  art  thou  admonislied  and  assured  by  h(rly  bap- 
tism, tint  tiie  one  sacriiice  of  Christ  ujioii  the  cross  is  of  real 
advantage  to  tliee  ? 

A.  Thus:  That  Christ  appointed  c  this  external  wash- 
ing with  water,  audinj]r  thereto  tfiis  b  pron)ise,  that  I  am  as 
certainly  washed  by  his  blood  and  spirit  from  all  the  pollu- 
tion of  my  soul ;  that  is»  from  all  my  sins,  as  1  am  c  washed 
extern  ^lly  with  water,  by  which  the  filthiuess  of  the  body 
is  coiuniouly  washed  av/ay. 

a  Mat.  28.  10.  Acts  2.  33.  b  Mark  16.  16.  Mat.  3.  IL 
Horn.  6.  3.     c  Mark  1.  4.  Luke  3.  3. 

Q.  70.  V/ hat  is  it  to  be  washed  with  the  blood  and  spi- 
rit of  Christ  P 

A.  It  is  to  receive  of  God  the  remission  of  sins,  freely, 
for  the  sake  of  Christ's  blood,  which  he  d  shed  for  us  by 
his  sacrif.ee  upon  t!ie  crosB  :  and  also  to  be  renewed  by  the 
Holy  Ghoit,  and  sanctified  to  be  members  of  Clirist  ;  that 
so  we  may  nioi-c  and  more  die  unto  sin,  and  e  lead  holy  and 
unblamable  lives. 

d  Heb.  12.  24.  1  fet.  1.  2.  Apo.  1.  5.  e  John  1.  33, 
Rom.  6.  4.     Col.  2.  U. 

Q.  71.  Where  has  Christ  promised  us,  that  lie  will  as  cer- 
talnl}  vvash  us  by  his  blood  and  spirit,  as  we  are  washed  with 
tiie  water  of  baptism  i' 

A.  In  the  institution  of  baptism,  which  is  thus  expres.sed, 
"/  Ro  ye  therefore,  ''nd  teach  all  nations,  baptising  them  in 
the  ivcuxif^  of  the  Faliier,  and  of  the  8on,  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,';,''  "  hethatbeli(  veth,  and  is  baftised,  shall  be  sav- 
ed :  but  he  that  believeth  not,  shall  be  damned."  This  pro- 
mise is  also  repeated,  where  the  acripture  calls  baptism  *'  the 
h  washin,'2,of  regeneraiicn  and  the  washing  i  away  of  sins. 

/  Mat.  23.  10.  s  Mark  16.  Hi.  h  Tit.  3.  5.  i  Acts 
22.  16. 

XXVI 1.  LOPjrS  DAY. 
Q.  72.  Is  then  the  external  baptism  with  water,  the  w.ish- 
Jng  :iw:iy  oi  sin  itself.^ 

A.  No'  -It  rill  :  for  the  a  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  only,  and 
the  Holy  Ghost  cleanse  us  from  all  b  sin. 
a  Mat.  3.  11.  1  Tet.  3.  2!.    b  1  John  1.  7    I  Cor.  6.  IL 


CATECHISM.  511 

ii.  ,7  J.  Why  then  doth  the  Holy  Ghost  cull  baptism  "  the 
wa>hii)t^  of  regeneration,"  and  '*  the  washing  away  of  sins  P" 

A.  God  speaks  thus  not  without  great  cause,  to  wit,  not 
only  tliereby  to  teach  us,  that  as  the  Tilth  of  the  body  is  purg- 
ed away  by  water,  so  our  sins  are  c  removed  by  the  blood 
and  spirit  of  Jesus  Clirist  ;  but  especially,  that  by  d  this  di 
vine  pledge  and  sign  he  may  assure  us,  that  we  are  spiritual- 
ty cleansed  from  our  sins  as  really,  as  we  are  externally  wasli- 
•  1 1  with  water. 

c  Rev.  I.  5.  1  Cor.  6.  11.     d  Mark  16.  16.  Gal.  3.  27. 

Q.  74.   Are  infants  also  to  be  baptised  ? 

A.  Yes :  for  since  they,  as  well  f  s  the  adult,  are  included 
in  the  e  covenant  and  /church  of  God  ;  and  since  ^  redemp- 
tion from  sin  by  the  blood  of  Cluist,  anfl  the  k  Holy  Ghost, 
the  author  of  faith,  is  promised  to  them  no  less  tlian  to  the 
adult ;  they  must  therefore  by  baptism,  as  a  sign  of  the  cove- 
nant, be  also  admitted  into  the  chiistian  church  ;  and  be  dis- 
tinguished i  from  the  children  of  int.dels,  as  was  done  in  the 
old  covenant  or  testament  by  jf  circumcision,  instead  of  which, 
k  baptism  is  instituted  in  the  new  covenant. 

e  Gen.  17.  7.  Acts  2.  30.  /  1  Cor.  7.  14.  Joel  2.  16.  g 
Mat.  19.  14.  A  Luke  I.  14,  [5.  Psa.  22.  10.  Acts  2.  39.  i 
Acts  10.  47.  1  Cor.  12.  13.  and  7.  14.  j  Gen.  17.  14.  k 
Col.  2.  II,  12,  13. 

XXVIII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER  OF  01  R  LORD  JESUS 

CHRIST. 

Q.  7j.  How  art  tliou  admonislied  and  a«;sured  in  tlie  Lord*8 
,iper,  that  thou  art  a  partaker  of  t!iat  one  gacriHce  of  Christ, 
accomplished  on  the  cross,  and  of  all  his  bcneiits  ? 

A.  Thus  :  That  Christ  has  commanded  me  and  all  believ- 
ers, to  eat  of  this  broken  bread,  and  to  drink  of  this  cup,  in 
remi'inbrance  of  him  ;  a  adding  these  promises  :  first,  that 
his  body  was  offered  and  broken  on  tiie  cross  for  me,  and  his 
blood  shed  for  mo,  as  certainly  as  I  see  with  my  eyes,  the 
bread  of  the  Lord  broken  for  me,  ami  the  cup  communicated 
to  me  :  and  further,  that  ho  feeds  and  nounshes  my  soul  to 
everlasting  life,  with  his  crucified  body  and  shed  blood,  as 
assuredly  as  I  receive  from  the  hands  of  the  minister,  and 

a  Mat.  26.  26,  27,  23.  Mark  14.  22,  23,  24.  Luke  22.  13, 
).     I  Cor.  10.  16,  17.  and  11.  23,  24,  25. 


il2  CATECHISM. 

taste  with  my  mouth  the  bread  and  cup  of  the  Lord,  as  cer 
tain  signs  of  the  body  and  blood  of  Christ. 

Q.  76.  What  is  it  then  to  eat  tlie  crucified  body,  and  drink 
the  shed  blood  of  Christ  p 

A.  It  is  not  only  to  embrace  with  a  believing  heart  all  the 
sufTerings  and  death  of  Christ,  and  thereby  to  b  obtain  the 
pardon  of  sin,  and  life  eternal ;  but  also,  be^^ides  that,  to  be- 
r.ome  more  and  more  c  united  to  his  sacred  body,  by  tlie  Ho- 
ly Ghost,  who  dwells  both  in  Christ  and  in  us  j  d  so  that  we* 
lliOugh  Christ  is  in  heaven  and  we  on  earth,  are  notwith- 
itanding  "  Flesh  of  his  flesh,  and  bone  of  c  his  bone  ;''  and 
that  we  live,  /  and  are  governed  for  ever  by  one  spirit,  as 
members  of  the  same  body  are  by  one  soul. 

b  John  6.  35,  40,  47,  43,  50,  51,  53,  54.  c  John  6.  55,  56. 
d  Acts  3.  21.  and  1.  9,  10,  11.  1  Cor.  11.  2G.  e  Eph.  5.  29, 
:>0,  31,  32.  1  Cor.  G.  15,  17,  19.  1  John  3.  24.  /John  6.  56, 
57y  58.  Eph.  4.  15.  16. 

Q.  77.  Where  has  Christ  promised  that  he  will  as  certain- 
ly feed  and  nourish  believers  with  his  body  ana  blood,  as  they 
eat  of  this  broken  bread,  and  driiik  of  this  cup  I* 

A.  In  the  institution  of  the  supper,  which  is  thus  express- 
ed i  g  *^  The  Lord  Jesus,  in  the  same  night  in  wliich  he  was 
betrayed,  took  bread,  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
brake  it,  and  said,  eat ;  this  is  my  body,  whicli  is  broken 
for  you  ;  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me  :  after  the  same 
manner  he  also  took  the  cup,  when  he  had  supped,  saying, 
thi.s  h  cup  is  the  new  testament  in  my  blood  ;  i  tliis  do  ye, 
as  often  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remembrance  of  me.  For,  as 
often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and  drink  tliis  cup,  ye  do. show  the 
Lord's  death  till  he  come." 

This  promise  is  repeated  by  the  hoi)'  apostle  Paul,  where 
be  says,  J  '' The  cup  of  blessing  wliich  we  bless,  is  it  not 
the  communion  of  the  l)lood  of  Ciiri.-ti'  The  bread  which  we 
break,  is  it  not  the  comiuunion  of  the  body  of  Cliristp  for 
we,  being  mp.ny,  are  ouf*  bread  and  one  body;  because  wc 
are  all  partakers  of  that  one  bread." 

g  I  Cor.  11.  23.  Mut.  20.  26.  Mark  14.  22.  Luke  22. 
19.  h  Ex.  2L  8.  Hcb.  9.  20.  i  Ex.  13.  9.  1  Cor.  U.  26 
j  I  Cor.  10.  16,  17. 

"<•< . <<{►>•  >•>•• 

XXIX.  LORD'S  DAY. 
Q.  78.  Do  then  the  bread  and  wine  become  the  vi^rv  bo 
dy  and  bloud  of  Christ  ? 


(JATECHISM.  513 

A.  rVot  al  all :  a  but  as  the  water  in  baptism  is  DOt  chang- 
^<\  irilo  tlie  blood  of  Christ,  neither  is  the  washing  awny  of 
sill  itoelf,  bei[^  only  the  sign  and  coniirmation  tiieieof  a|)- 
poiiited  of  Ciod  ;  so  the  bread  in  the  Ivord^s  supper  is  not 
ohaiiy;eJ  into  the  very  b  body  of  Chiist ;  though  agreeably 
TO  the  c  nature  and  pro])ertics  of  sacraments,  it  is  called  the 
body  of  Christ  Jesus. 

a  I  Cor  10.  I,  2,  3,  4.  I  Pet.  3.  21.  John  G.  3.5,  62,  63. 
b  I  Cor.  10.  16,  «fcc.  and  II.  20,  «tr.  c  Gen.  17.  10,  11,  14. 
K.v.  12.  20,  27,  43,  43.  Acts  7.  8.  Mat.  26.  26.  IMark  1 1. 
24. 

Q.  79.  Why  tlien  doth  Christ  call  the  bread  his  body, 
and  the  cup  his  blood,  or  the  new  covenant  in  his  blood  : 
and  Paul  the  *'  Communion  of  the  body  and  blood  ot" 
Christ  P" 

A.  Christ  speaks  thus,  not  without  great  reason,  namely, 
not  only  thereby  to  teach  us,  that  as  bread  and  wine  sup- 
port this  temiwral  life,  so  his  crucified  body  and  shed  blood 
are  the  true  meat  and  drink,  whereby  our  souls  are  d  fed 
to  eternal  life  ;  but  more  especially  by  these  visibl?  signs 
and  pledges  to  assure  us,  that  v,e  are  a.s  really  partaksis  of 
his  true  body  and  blood  (by  the  operation  of  the  Holy  Ghost) 
aa  we  e  receive  by  the  mouths  of  our  bodies  these  holy 
signs  in  remembrance  of  him  ;  and  that  ^.11  his  sufteriiigs  / 
and  obedience  are  as  certainly  ours,  as  if  we  had  in  our 
o^u  persons  sutFered  and  made  satisfaction  for  our  sins  to 
God. 

d  John  G.  51,  55,  56.  e  1  Cor.  10.  16,  17.  and  11.  26,  27, 
28.  Eph.  5.  30.    /  Rom.  5.  9,  13,  19.  and  8.  4. 

••<•<••<  4*  ^■^•>" 
XXX.    LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  80.  Whrt  difference  is  there  between  the  Lord's  sup- 
per and  the  Popish  mass  ? 

A.  Tlie  Tx)rd's  supper  testifies  to  us,  that  we  have  a  full 
pardon  of  all  sin  a  by  the  only  sacrifice  of  Je^jus  Christ,  whicli 
he  himself  hns  once  accomplished  on  the  cross  ;  and,  tliat 
we  by  the  Holy  Gliost  are  ine;rafted  b  into  Chri.<:t.  who,  ac- 
rordlng  to  his  human  nature  is  now  not  on  oarth,  but  in  c 
heaven,  at  the  right  hand  of  God  his  Father,  and  will  there 
a  Heb.  7.  27.  and  9.  12,  26.  Mat.  26.  23.  Luke  22.  19, 
20.  2  Cor.  5.  21.  b  I  Cor.  6.  17.  and  12.  13.  c  Heb.  \ 
\  ard3.  1,^'r. 


.U4  CATECHISM. 

S.  be  wo)*s]iipppd  by  us  : — but  the  mass  teaclicth,  that  the 
living  aufl  dead  liave  not  the  pardon  of  sins  throuiili  the  suf 
ferings  of  Christ,  unless  Christ  is  also  daily  offered  for  them 
by  tlie  priests ;  and  furtlier,  that  Christ  is  bodily  under  the 
foiiii  of  bread  and  wine,  and  therefore  is  to  be  e  worship- 
ped in  them  ;  so  that  tiie  mass,  at  bottom,  is  nothing  else 
than  a/  denial  of  the  one  «acrifice  and  sufferings  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  an  accursed  idolatry. 

rf  John  4.  21,  22,  23.  Col.  3.  1.  Phil.  3.  20.  Luke  21. 
52,  53.  Acts  7.  55.  e  In  canone  Miss«  and  de  consecra. 
distinct.  2  Concil.  Tiid.  Sess.  13.  15.  /  Isa.  1.  11,  U.  Mat 
U.  9.  Col.  2.  22,  23.  iot.  2.  13. 

Q.  81.  For  whom  is  the  Lord's  supper  instituted? 

A.  For  those  who  are  truly  sorrowful  g  for  their  sins,  and 
yet  trust  that  these  are  forgiven  them  for  the  sake  of  Chris-t ; 
s^nd  that  their  remaining  infirmities  h  are  covered  by  his 
passion  and  death  ;  and  who  also  earnestly  i  desire  to  have 
their  faitli  more  and  more  strengtliened,  and  tiieir  lives  more 
holy  ;  but  hypocrites,  and  mzh.  as  turn  not  to  God  with 
sincere  hearts,  eat  and  j  drink  judgment  to  themselves. 

g  Mat.  5.  3,  6.  Luke  7.  37,  33.  and  15.  18,  19.  h  Psa. 
103.3.  iPsa.  llfi.  12,  13,  14.  1  Pet.  2.  11,  12.  j\  Cor. 
10.  iO.,  <JiLC.  and  11.  28,  &c.  Tit.  1.  16.  Psa.  50.  15,  IG. 

Q.  ?.2.  Are  they  also  to  be  admitted  to  this  supper,  who, 
by  confession  and  life,  declare  themselves  infidels  and  im- 
godly  ;' 

A.  No  ;  for  by  this,  the  covenant  of  God  would  be  pro- 
faned, and  his  wrath  k  kindled  against  the  whole  conj^rcga- 
tion  :  therefore  it  is  tlie  duty  of  tlie  clinstian  cliurch,  ac- 
rordinz  to  the  appointment  of  I  Clnist  and  his  apostles,  to 
exclufle  such  persons,  by  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heav- 
en, till  tiiey  show  nmendment  of  life. 

fc  1  Cor.  10.  21.   and  11.  30,31.     Isa.  1.  11,  13,  Jer.  7. 
21.  Psa.  50.  16,  22.    /Mat.  18.  17,  18. 
"4  .<•<<!>►•>•>« 
XXXI.  LORD\S  DAY. 

Q.  f>3.  What  are  «  the   keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven  p 

A.  The  preaching  A  of  the  holy  gospel,  and  cliristian  dig- 

eipliue,  c  or  excommunication  out  of  the  christian  church  :  by 

l-hese  two,  ilic  kingdom  of  heaven  is  opened  to  believers, 

und  shut  agaiu.^t  unbeliever?. 

0  Mat.  l(j.  10.      h  John  20.  23      c  Mat    18.  IT)  -18 


CATECHISM.  51^ 

U.  3 1.  How  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven  opened  and  shut  by 
th?  preaching  of  the  holy  gospel. 

A.  Thus  :  when  according  to  the  coininand  of  rf  Christ,  it 
is  declared  and  publicly  testified  to  'ill  and  every  believer, 
that,  whenever  they  e  receive  tiie  promise  of  the  gospel  by  a 
true  faith,  all  their  sins  are  really  tor.viveu  them  of  God,  for 
the  sake  of  Christ's  merits ;  and  on  the  contrary,  when  it  is 
dechred  and  testified  to  all  unbelievers,  and  stich  v\s  do  net 
sincerely  repent,  that  tiiey  st^nd  exposed  to  tlie  wrath  of 
(jod,  and  eternal  f  condemaation,  so  long;  as  they  are  /:; 

unconverted  : according;  to  which  testimony  of  the  gospel, 

God  will  judge  them,  botli  in  this,  and  the  life  to  come. 

d  Mat.  28.  10.  e  John  3.  18,  36.  Mark  16.  16.  /  2 
The?.  I.  7,  8,  9.  g  John  20.  21,  22,  'SS.  Mat.  16.  19. 
Rom.  2.  2,  13—17. 

Q.  83.  flow  is  the  kingdsm  of  heaven  shut  and  opened 
by  christian  discipline  ? 

A.  Thus  :  when  according  h  to  the  command  of  Christ, 
those,  who  under  the  name  of  christians,  maintp.in  doc 
trines,  or  practices  i  inconsistent  therewith,  and  will  not,  af- 
ter having  ber n  often  brotherly  admonished,  renounce  their 
errors  and  wicked  course  of  life,  are  compiained  of  to  the 
church,  j  or  to  those,  who  ai^e  thereunto  k  ap,)ointed  by  tht'i 
cliurch  ;  and  if  they  despise  their  admonicion,  I  are  by  them 
forbid  the  use  of  the  sacraments  ;  whereby  t!iey  are  exclu- 
ded from  the  christian  church,  and  by  God  himself  from 
the  kingdom  of  Christ;  and  when  tiiey  promise  and  show- 
real  amendment,  are  again  jn  received  as  members  of  Chriit 
and  his  church. 

h  Mat.  18.  15.  I  1  Cor.  5.  12.  i  Mat.  18.  13—13.  fcRom. 
12.  7,  8,  9.  1  Cor.  12.  23.  I  Tim.  5.  17.  2  Thes.  3.  14. 
I  Mat.  18.  17.  1  Cor.  5.  3,  4,  5.  »»2  Cor.  2.  6,  7,  8,  10, 
11.     Luke  15.  18. 

XXXII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

THE  THIRD   PART. 

OF  THANKFULNESS. 

Q.  86.  Since  then  we  are  delivered  from  oar  misery, 
merely  of  grace,  throuzh  Christ,  without  any  merit  of  ours, 
why  must  we  still  do  good  works  ? 

A.  Because  Christ,  having  redeemed  and  delivered  U3 
by  his  blood,  also  renews  us  by  his  holy  Bpirit,  after  hi* 
own  image  J  that  so  we  may  testify,  by  the  whole  of  our  cot»- 


H6  CATECHISM. 

liuct,  our  gratitude  a  to  God  Tor  \m  blessings,  and  that  h« 
may  bii  b  praised  by  us  :  also,  that  every  one  may  be  c  as- 
sured ia  himself  of  his  faith,  by  the  fruits  thereof;  and 
that,  by  our  godly  coDversatioD,  others  may  be  d  gained  t© 
Clirist. 

a  1  Cor.  6.  10,  20.  Rom.  6.  13.  and  12.  1,  2.  1  Pet.  2. 
5.  9.  10.  b  Mat.  5.  16.  1  Pet.  2.  12.  c  2  Pet.  1.  10.  Gal 
0.  6,  24.     d  [  Pet.  3.  1,  2.  Mat.  5.  16.     Rom.  14.  19. 

Q.  87.  Cannot  they  then  be  saved,  who,  continuing  ip 
Iheir  \Yickcd  and  ungrateful  lives,  are  not  converted  to  God ;' 

A.  By  no  means :  for  the  holy  scripture  declares  e  tliat  no 
unchaste  person,  idolater,  adulterer,  thief,  covetous  man, 
drunkard,  slanderer,  robber,  or  any  such  like,  shall  inlierit 
tlie  kingdom  of  God. 

e  1  Cor.  6.  9,  10.  Eph.  5.  5,  6.  1  John  3,  14,1^.  Gal.  :».  21. 

XXXIII.  LORD'S  DAV. 

Q.  83,  Of  how  many  parts  doth  the  true  conversion  of 
man  consist  ? 

A.  Of  two  parts ;  of  a  the  mortification  of  the  old,  and  of 
the  quickening  of  the  new  man. 

a  Rom.  6.  4,  5,  6.  Eph.  4.  22,  23.  Col.  3.  5.  1  Cor.  5.  7. 

Q.  '^0.  What  is  the  mortification  of  the  old  man  ? 

A.  It  is  a  6  sincere  sorrow  of  heart,  that  we  have  provok- 
ed God  by  our  sins }  and  more  and  more  to  hate  and  fle^- 
from  tliem. 

b  Psa.  51.  3,  3,  17.  Luke  15.  18.  Rom.  8.  13.  Joel  1 
12.  13. 

Q.  90.  What  Is  the  quickening  of  the  new  man  ? 

A.  It  is  a  sincere  joy  of  hcirt  in  God,  through  Christ. 
r  and  with  love  and  d  delight  to  live  according  to  tiie  wilW 
of  God  in  all  good  works. 

cRom.  b.  1,  2.  and  14.  17.  Lsa.  57.  15.  d  Rom.  6.  10. 
11.     1  Pet.  4.2.     Gal.  2.  20. 

Q.  91.   But  what  arc  good  works  ? 

A.  Only  those  which  proceed  from  a  true  e  faith,  are  per 
formed  according  to  the  /  lav/  of  God,  and  to  his  g-  glory  , 
and  not  such  as  are  h  founded  on  our  imaginations,  or  i\v 
institutions  of  men. 

e  Rom.  14.  23.  / 1  Sam.  15.  22.  Eph.  2.  2.  10.  -  1  Cor 
10.  31.     k  Dout.   12.  32.     F.zf.'k.  20.  18.  Mat.  !.0  f> 


CATECHISM.  jM 

XXXIV.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  92.  "^"hat  is  the  law  of  God  ? 

A.  rXod  spake  all  these  words,  Exod.  xx.  DciU.  v.  savins:, 
T  am  the  Lord  tbj'  God,  which  hath  brousht  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  hondasio. 

L  Com.    Thou  shall  hove  no  other  gods  before  me. 

II.  Thou  shall  not  make  unlo  Ihystif  any  graven  imngc^ 
nor  the  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  in  the 
earth  beneath^  or  in  the  water  under  the  earth.  Thou  shall 
not  hmv  donn  thyself  to  them,  iwr  serve  Uiem :  for  /,  the  Lord 
thy  God^  am  a  jealous  Cod,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fath- 
ers upon  the  children^  jinto  the  third  and  fourth  generation 
cf  them  that  hate  me,  and  shoning  mercy  unto  thousands  of 
them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  commandments. 

HI.  Thou  shall  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
vain :  for  the  Lord  mil  not  hjold  him  guiltless^  that  taketh 
his  name  in  vain. 

IV.  Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy :  six  day^ 
tJuilt  thou  lab&ur  and  do  all  thy  nxjrk  ;  but  the  seventh  diy  is 
the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God ;  in  it  thou  shult  do  no  man- 
ner of  jvork,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter^  thy  num 
servant,  nor  thy  maid  servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  .<tran- 
c-er  that  is  nithin  thy  gates.  For  in  sice  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  aiui  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rest- 
ed the  sevtnlh  day  :  wherefjre  the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath 
day,  and  hallorved  it. 

V.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  that  thy  days  may 
tnay  be  long  upon  the  lund^  which  the  Lord  thy  God  gixdk 
thee. 

VI.  Thou  shall  not  kill. 

VII.  Thou  shall  not  commit  adultery. 

VIII.  Thou  Shalt  not  steil. 

IX.  Thou  shall  not  bear  faUe  witness  against  thy  neigJi^ 
hour. 

X.  Th/m  shall  njot  covet  thy  ndghbour'^s  house  ;  thou  shall 
not  covet  thy  neighbour''s  wife,  nor  his  nwn  servant,  nor  his 
maid  servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  aj5,  nor  any  tfiing  that  is  Oiy 
neighbour''s. 

Q.  93.  How  are  these  ten  commands  divided? 

A.  Into  two  a  tables  :  t!ie  b  {"w^t  of  which  teaches  un,  how 
we  must  behave  towards  God  j  the  second,  what  duties  wf: 
owe  to  our  neighbour. 

a  Ex.  34.  23,  29.     b  Dent.  4.  13.  and  10.  3,  4. 

^.  Of.  W!ia^  OMh   God  enjoin  in  the  fij-jjt  command  ' 


^18  C'ATECHrSM, 

A.  Thil  I,  as  sincerely  as  I  desire  the  ?:il\'atIon  oi  my 
owji  fouI,  avoI<l  and  flee  from  all  idolatry,  c  sorcery,-  d 
sooth-sayiii'i,  supei'stitloii,  c  invocation  of  saints,  or  any 
other  crentnres  ;  and  learn  /  rightly  to  know  the  only  true. 
God  :  g  trust  in  him  alone,  with  humility  k  and  patience  i 
submit  to  him  ;j  expect  all  good  things  from  him  only  ;  k 
love,  /  fear,  and  7,1  glorify  him  with  my  whole  heart :  so 
that  1  renounce  n  and  fors.ike  all  creatures,  rather  than  • 
commit  even  the  least  thing  CDutrary  to  his  will. 

c  1  Cor.  6.  9,  10.  and  10.  7,  14.  d  Lev.  18.  21.  Deut. 
13.  10,  11,  12.  e  Mat.  4.  10.  Rev.  19.  (0./  John  17.  3. 
g  Jer.  17.  5,  7.  h  Heb.  10.  '66.  Col.  1.  11.  Rom.  5.  3,  4. 
Phil.  2.  14.  1 1  Pet.  5.  3,  6.  /  Psa.  104.  27.  Isa.  43.  7. 
James  1.17.  fcDeut.  6.  5.  Mat.  22.37.  I  Dent  6.  5, 
Mat.  10.  23.  m  Mat.  4.10.  n  Mat.  5.  29, 30.  Acts  5.  29. 
Mat.   10.37.     oMat.  5.  19. 

Q.  95.  What  is  idolatry  ? 

A.  Idolatry  is,  instead  of,  or  besides  that  one  true  God, 
who  has  manifested  him>elf  in  his  wore!,  to  contrive,  or  have 
any  other  object,  in  Avliich  men  place  their  trust,  p 

p  2  Chron.  18.  12.  Phil.  3.  13,  19.  GaL  4.  8.  Epk, 
2.  12, 

»<..<..<<Jt>..>..V- 

XXXV.  LORDVS  DAY. 

Q,  96.  What  doth  God  require  in  the  second  com- 
man  J  ? 

A.  That  We  in  no  wise  a  represent  God  by  images,  nor 
worship  h  him  in  any  other  way  than  he  has  couimanded  in 
Ills  word. 

a  Dent.  4.  i:>.  Isa.  40.  18.  Rom.  1.  23,  &c.  Acts  17.  21^, 
b  1  Sam.  15.  23.  Deut.  12.  30. 

Q.  97.   Are  images  then  not  at   all  to  be  made  ? 

\.  God  ncitlit  r  can,  nor  c  may  bo  represented  Ky  an> 
means  :  but  as  to  creatures ;  though  they  may  be  represent- 
ed, yet  God  forbids  to  make,  or  liave  any  resemblance  of 
them,  either  in  order  to  worslilp  them,  d  or  to  serve  God  hy 
them. 

c  Deut.  4.  1j,  10.  Isa.  4G.  .'J.  Roin.  1.  23.  d  Ex.  23.  24 
and  34.  13,  14.  Numb.  33.  52.  Deut.  7.5. 

Q.  98-  But  may  not  images  be  tolerated  in  the  churoiics. 
as  books  to  the  laity  I' 

A.  Xo  •  f«^r  wc  mu-.t  not  pretend  to  be  wiser  thnn  God, 


CATECHISM.  ^11^ 

^Vio  unihrwclils  peopl(.'  e  taii;];ht,  not  by  ilanib  images,  y 
-at  by  tijc  lively  preaching  of  his  v»ord. 

r  2  Tim.  3.  16.     2  ret.  I.  19.    /  Jer.  10.  I,  &c.  liab.  2. 

18,  19. 

XXXVI.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  99.  What  IS  required  in  the  third  coriimnnd  ? 

A.  Tiiat  wr,  not  only  by  cursing  or  a  perjnry,  but  nlso  hy 
h  rash  F'voaritin;,  must  not  profune  or  abuse  the  name  oA" 
Ttod  ;  nor  by  silence  or  connivance  be  partakers  of  these 
horrible  sins  in  others  :  and,  briefly,  that  we  use  the  holy 
name  of  c  God  no  otherwisie  than  with  fear  and  reverence  ; 
go  that  he  may  be  rightly  d  confcs.sed  and  e  worshipped  by 
UP,  and  be  glorified  in  all  our /words  and  works. 

a  Lev.  24.  11.  and  19.  12.  Mat.  5.  37.  Lev.  5.  4.  b  fsa. 
Al).  23,  24.  c  Mat.  10.  32.  d  1  Tim.  2.  8.  e  i  Cor.  3.  It, 
17. 

Q.  100.  I?  then  the  profaning  of  God's  name,  by  swear- 
ing and  cursing,  so  heinous  a  sin,  that  his  wrath  is  kindled 
iigainst  those  who  do  not  endeavour,  as  much  as  in  them 
lies,  to  prevent  and  forbid  such  cursing  and  swearing  ? 

A.  It  undoubtedly  is  :  ^  for  there  is  no  sin  greater,  or 
more  provoking  to  God,  than  the  profaning  of  hi^  name  ; 
and  therefore  he  has  commanded  this  h  sin  to  be  punished 
with  death. 

g-  Lev.  !}.  1.     h  Lev.  24.  15. 

XXXVII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  101.  Mav  we  then  swear  religiously  by  tlic  name  of 
God  ? 

A.  Yes:  either  when  t!ie  magistrates  demand  it  of  the 
»ub:«'cts  ;  or  when  necessity  requires  us  tiiereby  to  confirm 
a  fidelity  and  truth  to  the  glory  of  God,  and  the  safety 
of  our  neighbour  :  for  such  an  outij  is  h  foundc-d  on  God's 
word,  and  therefore  was  justly  c  use-i  by  the  saints,  both  in 
tlie  old  and  new  testament. 

a  Ex.  22.  11.  Neh.  13.  25.  h  Dent.  6.  13.  Heb.  G 
1(5.  c  G°n.  21.  24.  Jos.  9.  15,  19.  1  Sam.  24.  22.  2  Cor. 
1.  23.  Rom.   1.  9. 

Q.  102.  May  we  also  swear  by  saints  or  any  othe*^ 
iireatures  i^ 


j20  catechism. 

A.  No  :  for  a  lawful  oath  is  calling  upon  God,  a^  tbf, 
pnly  one  who  knows  the  heart  ;  that  he  will  bear  witness  t» 
the  triilli,  and  punish  me,  if  I  swear  d  falsely ;  which  hoi- 
:)ur  ii^  e  due  to  no  creature. 

d  2  Cor.  1.  23.     e  Mat.  5.  31,  35. 

XXXVIII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  103.  M'hat  doth  God  require  in  the  fourth  com- 
mand ? 

A.  First ;  that  the  ministry  of  the  gospel,  and  the  schools 
ho.  a  maintained  ;  and  that  I,  especially  on  the  sabbath,  b 
tliat  is  on  the  day  of  rest,  c  diligently  frequent  d  the  church 
of  God,  to  hear  his  word,  to  use  the  sacraments,  e  publicly 
to  call  upon  the  Lord,  and  contribute  to  the  relief  of  thej^ 
poor,  as  becomes  a  christian  :  secondly,  that  all  the  days  oi 
my  life  I  cease  from  my  evil  works,  and  yield  myself  toj 
the  Lord,  to  woik  by  his  holy  spirit  in  me  :  and  thus  g  be- 
ing in  this  life  the  eternal  sabbath. 

a  Deut.  12.  10.  Tit.  1.  5.  1  Tim.  3.  14.  15.  I  Cor.  9.  II, 
2  Tim.  2.  2.  and  1  Tim.  3.  15.  b  Lev.  23.  3.  c  Acts  2.  42, 
40.  1  Cor.  14.  19,  29,  31.  d  1  Cor.  11.  33.  e  1  Tim.  2.  I. 
f  1  Cor.  10.  2.     g  Isa.  66.  23. 

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XXXIX.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  104.  What  doth  God  require  in  the  fifth  command  ? 

A.  That  I  show  all  honour,  love,  and  fidelity,  to  my  fath- 
er and  mother,  and  all  in  authority  over  me,  and  a  submit 
myself  to  their  good  instruction  and  correction,  with  due 
obedience  ;  and  also  patiently  bear  with  their  h  weaknessevn 
and  inGrmities,  since  it  pleases  c  God  to  govern  us  by  their 
baiul. 

aEph.  0.  1,  2,  &c.  Col.  3.  18,  20.  F.ph.  !y.  22.  Rom.  1. 
:^l.  h  Prov.  23.  22.  c  Eph.  6.  5,  6.  Col.  '^.  19,  21.  Horn. 
13.  1-8.  Mat.  22.  21. 

XL.  LORD'S  DAY. 
Q.   105.  What  doth  God  require  in  the  ?ixth  command  V 
A.  That  neither  in  thoughts,  nor  words,  nor  gesture*, 
much  legs  in  deeds,  1  dishonour,  hate,   wound  or  a  kill  my 
a  Mat.  5.  21,  22.  Prov.  i;>.  13.    ^lat.  26.  52. 


CATECHISM.  521 

f5ric;}|{inur,  by  myself  or  by  another  ;  but  lint  I  l.iy  h 
-^sidc  all  desire  of  revenge  :  aho,  that  I  c  hurt  not  iiiyself, 
T)or  wilfully  expose  mybelf  to  wny  danger  :  wherefore  also 
tiie  magistrate  d  is  armed  \di\v  the  s^vord,  to  p;  event  mur- 
der. 

h  Eph.  4.  2G.  Rom.  12.  19.  Mat.  /;.  39,  40.  c  Mat.  4.  3, 
6,  7.  Col.  2.  1£3.      d  Gen.  9.  G.     Mat.  2G.  b2.  Horn.  13.  4 

Q.  103.  But  this  command  seems  only  to  si^eak  of  mur- 
der l' 

A.  In  forbidding  murder,  God  teaches  up,  that  he  abhors 
the  causes  thereof;  such  as  c  envy,/  hatred,  anger,  and 
desire  of  rcveage  ;  ar«d  that  g  he  accounts  all  tliese  as  mur- 
der. 

c  James  1.  20.  Gal.  5.  20-  /  Rom.  1.  20.  1  John  2.  0. 
g  lJohn3.  \b. 

Q.  107.  Put  is  it  enough  that  \rc  dont  kill  any  man  in  tlic 
manner  mentioned  above  ? 

A.  No  :  for  when  God  forbid*'  envy,  hatred,  and  anger, 
he  commands  us  to  k  love  our  r:oighbour  as  ourselves ;  to 
ihow  i  patience,  peace,  .;  meeknev^,  fc mercy,  and  p11  kind- 
reds, towards  him  ;  I  and  prevent  his  hurt  as  much  as  iu  us 
lies  :  and  that  we  m  do  good,  even  to  our  eueiuies. 

h  Mat.  22.  39.  and  7.  12.  i  Rom.  12.  10.  ?  Eph.  4.  2 
Gal.  G.  1,  2.  Mat.  5.  5  Rom.  12.  18.  k  Ex.  23.  b.  ZMat. 
5.  45.     ;r?.Rom.  12.  20. 

XLl.  LORD'S  DAY. 
U.  103.  What  doth  the  seventh  command  teacJi  us  'J 
A.  That  all  uncleanness  is  accursed  a  of  (iod  :  and  tha^ 
'therefore  we  must  vrith  all  our  hearts  h  detest  tiic  same,  and 
Tive  c  clj3>tely  and  temperately,  whether  iu  d  \\o\y  wedlock 
-  :•  \i\  a  single  life. 

n  Lev.  18.  27.  h  Dent.  20.  20—23.  c  1  Thes.  4.  3,  4 
d  H^-b.  13.  4.     1  Cor.  7.  4—9. 

i\.  100.  Dolh  God  forbid  in  this  command,  only  adultery, 
r.r.d  suv'h  like  gross  sins  ? 

A.  ^Vmre  both  our  body  and  soul  are  temples  of  the  Holy 
;o>t,  ixc  commands  us  to  preserve  tlieni  pure  and  ho!y  : 
K^refore  lie  forbids  all  unchaste  a'  tions,  e  g»»stures,  words, 
•ouglits,  f  desires,  and  whatever  g  can  entice  men  thereto. 

c  Eph.  5.  3.  1  Cor.  G.  13.  /  Mat.  5.  23.  g  Eph.  o 
.J.     1  Cor.  Ij.  33. 

Ab  * 


d2i>  catechism. 

XLII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  110.  What  (loth  God  forbid  in  the  eighth  command  !^ 
A.  God  forbids  not  only  thoso  a  tiiofts,  and  b  robberies, 
w}»ich  arc  punishable  by  the  magistrate ;  but  he  compre- 
hends uiider  the  name  of  thcift  all  wicked  tricktj  and  devices, 
whereby  we  design  to  c  appropriate  to  ourselves  the  goods 
which  belong  to  our  neighbour  -.  whether  it  be  by  force,  or 
under  tlie  appe-irance  oi  right ;  as  by  ui.-just  <Z  weights,  ella, 
e  meiisurpi',  fraudulent  merchandise,  false  coins,  /  usury,  or 
by  any  other  way  forbidden  by  God  ;  as  also  all  g  covetous- 
ness,  all  abuse  and  waste  of  his  gifts. 

a  1  Cor.  6.  10.  h  1  Cor.  5.  10.  c  Luke  3.  14.  1  Thes. 
4.6.  dProv.  11.  1.  eEzek.  43.  9,  10.  11.  Deut.  25.  13. 
/  Psa.  \5.  5.     Luke  C.  35.     ^  1  Cor.  G.  10. 

Q.  111.  But  what  doth  God  require  in  this  command  p 
A.  That  1  promote  the  ndvanta^-e  of  my  neighbour  in  eve- 
ry instance  1  can  or  mviy  ;    and  deal  with  liira  as  1  h  desire 
to  be  dealt  with  l)y  others  :  further  a/.':o  tliat  I  faithfully  la- 
bour, so  that  I  i  may  be  able  to  relieve  the  needy. 

h  Mat.  7.  12.     i  Prov.  5.  1(3.     Eph.  4.  28, 

XLIII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  112.  What  is  required  in  the  ninth  command  p 
A.  That  I  bear  fahe  witness  a  againist  no  man  ;  nor  falsi 
fy  b  any  man's  words ;  that  I  be  no  backbiter,  c  nor  slander 
er  ;  that  I  do  not  judge,  or  join  d  in  condemning  any  man 
rashly,  or  unheard  ;  but  tliat  1  c  avoid  all  sorts  of  lies  and 
deceit,  as  tiie  proper  works  /  of  the  devil,  unless  I  would 
bring  down  upon  me  the  iieavy  wrath  of  God  :  likewise  that 
in  judgment  and  all  other  dealings  I  love  the  truth,  speak  it 
uprightly  g  and  confess  it  ;  also  that  I  defend  and  promote, 
h  as  nmch  as  1  am  able,  the  honour  and  good  character  of  ray 
neighbonr. 

a  Prov.  19.  5,  0.  and  21.  28.  b  Psa.  15.  3.  c  Rom.  I 
29,  oO.  d  Mat.  7.  1,  6:c.  Luke  ti.  37.  e  Lev.  10.  11 
/  Prov.  12.  22.  and  13.  5.  g  1  Cor.  13.  6.  Eph.  4.  25 
h  1  i\:t.  4.  8. 

XLIV.  I/)RD'S  DAY. 
Q.   113.  What  doth  the  tenth  commandment  require  of 

\.  Thnt  cvf  n  tlic  smallest  inclination  or  thought,  contra- 


0ATE0HI3M.  52a 

ry  U  any  of  God's  commands,  never  rise  in  our  hearts  ;  but 
that  at  all  times  v.e  hate  all  sin  with  oar  whole heai'ts, a  aai 
delight  in  all  righteousness. 

a  Rom.  7.  7,  fcc. 

Q.  114.  But  can  those,  who  are  converted  to  God,  per- 
fectly keep  these  command-:  p 

A.  No  :  but  even  the  holie?t  m^n,  v;hile  in  this  life,  have 
only  small  beginnings  of  thi:^  h  obedience  ;  yet  so,  tliat  with 
a  c  sincere  resoluticn,  they  begin  to  live,  not  only  according 
to  some,  but  all  the  commands  of  God. 

6  Rom.  7.  14.     c  Rom.  7.  22,  15,  Lz.  James  3.  2. 

Q  115.  Why  will  God  then  have  the  ten  commands  so 
strictly  preached,  since  no  man  in  this  life  can  keep  them  ? 

A.  First  :  that  all  our  life  time,  we  may  learn  d  more  anU 
mere  to  know  our  sinful  nature,  and  thus  become  the  more 
€Arnest  in  seeking  the  remii-sion  of  fin,  e  and  righteou^nes5 
in  Christ ;  likewise,  tiiat  we  constantly  endeavour  and  pray 
to  God  for  the  grace  of  the  holy  spirit ;  that  we  may  become, 
more  and  more  conform  ible  to  the  image  of  God,  till  we  ar- 
rive at  the  perfection  proposed  to  us,  in  a  life  to  come.  / 

d  I  John  1.  9.  Rom.  3.  20  and  5.  13,  and  7.  7.  c  Rom 
7.  21.     /  1  Cor.  9.  21.  Phil.  3.  12,  13,  14. 

-<■<•<  ♦!♦>•>->•. 

XLV.  LOlirvS  DAY. 

OF    PRAYER. 

Q.  liO.  Vf'hy  is  prayer  necessary  for  christian?  ? 

A.  Because  it  is  the  chief  part  of  a  thankfulness  whicii 
Cod  requir?5  of  us :  and  also  becauce  God  will  give  his  grace 
HnJ  holy  spirit  to  those  only,  who  witli  sincere  desires  con- 
tirarlly  ask  them  of  him,  and  b  are  thankful  for  them. 

a  Psa.  50.  14,  15.  b  Mat.  7.  7,  3.  Luke  11.  0,  13. 
"idt-  13.  12.  Psa.  iO.  15. 

Q.  117.  V/hat  are  the  reqtjislte.'?  of  that  prayer,  which 
?  acceptable  to  God,"  anil  which  he  will  hear? 

A.  First,  that  we  from  the  heart  pi-ay  to  the  one  true  God 
only,  'vl^.o  hath  c  manifested  himself  in  his  wor<l,  for  all 
things,  he  h?th  commanded  us  to  ask  of  him  :  d  secondly, 
that  we  ri.l;t!y  and  thoroughly  know  our  need  and  r.-:iseiy, 
that  jjo  we  may  e  deeply  humble   ourselves  in  the  presence 

c  John  4.  22,  23.  d  Rom.  0.  20.  1  John  5.  14.  f  Johr 
4,2:^,21.  Psa.  115.  18. 


524  CATECHISM. 

of  his  divine  majesty  r  thirdly,  that  we  be  fully  persuaded 
that  !)e,  notv^ithstauding  we  are  /  unworthy  of  it,  will,  for 
the  s^'ike  of  Chiist  our  LiOrd,  certainly  g  hear  our  prayer, 
as  he  has  h  promiiNcd  us  in  his  word. 

/  2  Chron.  iO.  \2.  ^  Psa.  2.  11.  and  34.  18,  19.  Isa.  6G. 
%  h  Rom.  10.  l.'i.  and  8.  15,  16.  James  1.  6,&c.  John  H. 
13.    Dan.  {).  17,  IB.     Mat.  7.  8.  Psa.  143.  1. 

Q.  118.  What  hath  God  commanded  us  to  ask  of  him  ? 

A.  x\U  i  thing.s  necessary  for  soul  and  body ;  which 
Christ  our  Lord  has  comprised  in  that  prayer,  he  himself  j 
has  taught  us. 

i  James  I.  17.  Mat.  6.  33.  j  Mat.  6.  9,  10,  &c.  Luke 
11.2,  6lc. 

Q,.  1 19.  What  are  the  words  of  that  prayer.^ 
A.  Our  father  jvhick  art  in  heaven,  hallow*  d  be  thy  ivimr. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  as  it  is  in 
heaven.  Give,  us  this  day  our  daily  bread,  and  forgive  us 
our  debts,  as  rcc  forgive  our  debtors,  and  had  us  not  into 
iemptction;  but  deliver  us  from  ejil.  For  thine  is  the  king- 
donij  the  power  y  and  the  glory,  forever.     Amen. 

XLVI.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  120.  Wliy  hath  Christ  commanded  us  to  address  God 
thus:  ''  Our  Father?' 

A.  That  immediately,  in  the  very  beginning  of  our  pray- 
er, he  miglit  excite  in  us  a  child-like  reverence  for,  and 
confidence  in  God,  wbi.th  are  the  foiuidation  of  our  prayer  : 
iiiunely,  Urtt  God  has  become  our  Fatlier  iu  Christ,  u  and 
V  ill  much  le.^s  deny  us  what  we  ask  of  him  in  true  faith, 
than  our  parents  b  will  refuse  us  earthly  things. 

aMat.  6.  9.  6  Mat.  7.  9,  10,  11.  Luke  11.  11.  Isa.  49.  15. 

Q.   121.  Why  is  it  here  added,    *'  Which  art  in  henvcnV* 
A.  Jjest  v.'e   should   foiin   -.my  c  earthly   conceptions   of 
God's  li'.^avenly  majesty,  and  that  we  d  may  expect  from  his 
almighty  power  all  tilings  necessaiy  for  soul  and  body. 

c  JcT.  23.  24.       d  Acts  17.  24.     Rom.  10.  12 

XLVII.  LORD'S  D\V 

Q.  122.  Wliich  h  the  Hr.^t  petition  ^ 


OATECUISM.  J2^ 

A.  a  ^^  rfalloiicd  be  ihjj  v.<^.mt  ;'^  that  13,  ^ant  us  firsl 
i^tghtly  h  to  know  thee,  and  to  r  sanctify,  glorify  and  prviiso 
thee,  in  all  thy  work?,  in  v/hich  thy  power,  wisdom,  good, 
•ness,  justice,  mercy  awl  trutli,  are  clearly  displayed  ;  and 
further  also,  that  we  nia3/  so  order  and  direct  our  whole 
lives^  our  thouijhta,  words  and  action:;,  that  thy  name  may 
never  be  blasphemed,  but  rather  d  honoured  and  praised  on 
our  account. 

oMat.  6.  9.  ftJolinlT.  3.  Jer.  9.  23,  21.  iMat.  16.  17, 
James  1.  .'>.  c  Psa.  119.  1;^,  138.  Luke  1.  46.  Psa.  Wr, 
8»9.    dP^^a.  115.  Land  71.  8. 

XLVIII.  LORD'S  D\Y. 

^.  12s.  Whicii  13  the  second  petition  ? 

A.  a  ^  Tky  kingdom  come  ;"  that  is,  role  us  ?o  by  thy 
A'ord  and  spirit,  thrtt  we  may  h  submit  ourselves  more  and 
more  to  thee  ;  preaer/e  3nd  c  incrfca?e  thy  churcli ;  destroy 
the  d  works  of  the  devil,  and  all  violence  which  would  ex- 
alt itself  against  thee  ;  and  also,  all  wicked  counsels  devised 
again^'t  thy  holy  word  ;  till  the  full  e.  perfection  of  thy  king- 
dom take  place,  /  wherein  thou  slialt  be  all  in  all. 

a  Mat.  6.  10.  h  Mat.  6.  33.  Psa.  119.  5.  c  Psa  51.  18. 
d  1  John  3.  8.  Rom.  16.  20.  e  Rev.  22.  17,  20.  /  I  Cor. 
15.  28. 

XLIX.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  12-f.  Which  is  the  third  petition  ? 

A.  a  ''  Thy  mil  be  done  on  cirtli  an  it  is  in  heaven  ;'♦  that 
i?,  grant  that  we  and  all  men  may  renounce  b  our  own  will, 
and  without  murmurlns;  c  obey  thy  will,  which  is  only  p:ood  ; 
that  so  every  one  niny  attend  to  and  rf  perform  the  dulie.s 
of  his  statit>n  and  calling  as  willingly  and  faithfully,  as  the  e 
-angels  do  in  heavon. 

a  Mat.  6.  10.  h  xMat.  16.  21.  Tit.  2.  12.  c  Lake  22.  42. 
d  1  Coi'.  7.  24.  Eph.  4.  1.     e  Psa^  103.  20. 

L.  LORD'S  DAY. 
Q.  I?.S.  "Wiiich  is  thp  fourth  pptition  ? 
A.  a  "  Glut  lit  this  day   our  daily  br^d  ;"  that  is,  be 
leased  to  provide  us  with  all  things  b  necessary  for  the  be 

c  Mat.  6.  II.     b  psa.  113.  15.  Mat.  6.  25,  &c 


526  CATECHISM. 

tly,  Ihrit  we  mny  thereby  acknowledjre  thee  to  be  the  only 
fountain  of  all  c  good,  and  that  neither  our  care  nor  indus- 
try, nor  even  th}^  gifts  cm  d  proHt  us  without  thy  blessing  ; 
and  tiiereforethat  we  m.i)'  withdraw  our  trust  from  all  crea 
lures,  and  place  e  it  alone  in  thee. 

c  Acts  17.  25.  and  14.  17.  d  1  Cor.  15.  58.  Dcut.  8.  3. 
Psa.  127.  1,  2.      e  Psa  62.  11.  and  55.  22. 

LI.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.   126.  Which  is  the  fifth  petition  9 

A.  a  '*  And  for:;ive  us  our  debts  as  rve  fargive  our  debt- 
ors ;"  that  is,  be  pleased  for  the  sake  of  Christ's  blood,  b 
not  to  impute  to  us  poor  sinners,  our  ti*ansgressions,  nor 
tlial  depravity,  which  always  cleaves  to  us  j  even  as  we  feci 
vhis  evidence  of  thy  i^race  in  us,  that  it  is  our  firm  resolu- 
tion, irom  the  he^rt  to  c  forgive  our  neighbour. 

a  Mat.  6.  12.  b  Psa.  51.  1.  1  John  2.  1,  2.  c  Mat.  6. 
11,  15. 

LII.  LORD'S  DAY. 

Q.  127.  Which  is  the  sixth  petition  P 

A.  a  ■'  Jnd  lead  us  not  into  temptation^  but  deliver  m 
from  evil ;"  that  is,  since  we  are  so  weak  in  ourselves,  that 
we  cmnot  stand  b  a  moment  ;  and  besides  this,  since  our 
mortal  enemi»'S  c  the  devil,  the  d  world,  and  our  own  e  flesh 
cease  not  to  assault  us  ;  do  thou  therefore  preserve  and 
strengthen  us  by  the  powrr  of  thy  lioly  spirit,  that  we  may 
not  be  overcome  in  this  spirituul  warfare  ;/  but  constantly 
nnd  strenuously  may  resist  our  foes,  till  at  last  we  g  obtain 
I  complete  victory. 

a  M  It.  6.  13.  b  Rom.  8.  20.  F.^a.  103.  14.  c  1  Pet.  5. 
?•.  d  Epli  6.  12.  John  15.  19.  c  Rom.  7.  23.  Gal.  5.  17- 
/  Mat  2C.  41.  Mark  13.  :i3.     g  1  Thes.  3.  13.  and  5.  23. 

Q.   123.  How  dost  thou  conv'lude  thy  prayer  ? 

A.  h  "  For  thine  is  the  kiii^domy  (he  power  nnd  the  glory 
for  ever  ;"  that  is,  all  these  we  ask  of  thee,  because  thou,  be- 
iui:  our  Kins  '^^^^  Almiji^hty,  art  Avilliug  and  able  to  i  give  us 
all  ROod  ;  and  all  tliis  v\'e  pray  for,  that  tliereby  not  we,  but 
thy  holy  name  j  may  be  glorified  for  ever. 

h  Mat.  6.  13.     I  Rom.  10.  12.     2  Pet.  2.  9.     j  John  H 
13    Psa.  115.  1.  Phil.  4  20. 


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COMPENDIUM.  527 

Q.  129.  What  doth  the  word  "  yimcn''''  signify  ? 

A.  k  *'  AmcTV  signifies,  it  sliall  truly  and  certainly  be  : 
for  my  prayer  is  more  assuredly  tieard  oi'  God,  thaa  I  feel 
iamy  heart  that  J  desire  tliese  things  of  hiiu. 

k  2  Cor.  1.20.     2  Tim.  2.  13. 


A  COMPEXDIUM 

OF  THE  CHRISTIAN  RELIGiOX. 


Question  1.  TTOW  many  things  are  necessary  for  tiiep- 
XI  to  know,  that  thou  enjoyinj;  real  com- 
fort mayest  live  and  die  happily  ? 

Answer.  Three  :  tirst,  how  great  my  sins  and  miseries  are : 
the  second,  how  I  may  be  delivered  from  all  my  sins  and 
miseries :  the  third,  how  i  shall  express  my  gratitude  to 
God  for  sucji  deliverance 


THE  fiht  fart. 
OF  THE  IMISERY  OF  MAN, 

^.  2.  Wiicnce  knowert  thou  thy  mlscrry  ? 

A.  Out  of  the  law  of  God. 

Q.  3.  What  hath  God  commandod  thee  in  \ih  I,iw 

A.  That  is  contained  in  the  ten  commandments,  wim  h  he 
hath  revealed  in  scripture,  as  follows : 

Kxodua  XX-.  and  Deal.  5.  4,  5,  c:<\  I  am  the  Lord  thy 
God,  which  have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egjpt, 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

I.  Com.  Thou  shall  have  no  otJier  Gods  h'/orc  i,ic 

II.  Tlun  ahall  nid  make  unto  ihce  aaf  <jir^:vin  «72-7^r,  tior^ 
any  likenesj  nf  any  Udng  tknt  is  in  hcaiu.n  ahove^  or  Vmt  in  i7t 
the  eurlh.  havalh^  or  ilia  I  is  in  the  nntcr  umicr  thu  cr.rik. 
Thou  shnlt  not  hinv  doivn  thy'icif  to  than,  nor  serve  them  :  foi 
J,  the  Lord  tAy  God,  am  a  jeahnis  Gody  %\'sili.y!;  the  imq'jifh 
of  ike  falherr,  upon  the  eh'ldrcn,  unto  the  third  and  ffrurth. 
f^encraiinn  of  tJ'em,  thut  hate  m.%  and  shoivin^  mercy  unfu 
thousands  of  them,  tfiat  love  me,  and  keep  my  comnmndmenlj.^ 

III.  Thou  shnlt  not  tnke  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
lin  :  for  the  Lord  rviU  not  hold  him  i^uiltlcss,  that  laketh  hi- 
'  ime  in  vain. 


>i>28  COMPENDIUM. 


IV.  Rcmtmhcr  the  sabbath  dny^  to  kaep  it  koly  :  six  dmis 
^halt  thou  labour  and  do  all  thy  work  ;  but  the  seventh  day 
is  the  inbbnth  of  the.  Lord  thy  God  ;  in  it  Own  ^halt  not  do 
any^vork,  thou,  nor  thy  son^  nor  thy  dau£;htcr,  thy  man-ser- 
vant, nx>r  lay  maid-servant^  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger 
that  is  rdthin  thy  gates  :  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  rrutde  fieaven 
and  earth,  the  sen,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested  the  sev^ 
cnth  day :  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath  day  aiid  hal- 
lowed it. 

V.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  t/tat  iliy  days  jmy 
'he  long  upon  the  land^  which  the  Lord  thy  God  givetli  thee. 

VI.  Thou  shall  not  kill 

VII.  Thou  shall  not  commit  adultery. 
WW.   Thou  Shalt  not  steal. 

IX.  Tho  shall  not  bear  false  mtyiess  against  thy  ncighbouv 

X.  Thou  shall  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  house  ;  thou  shall 
not  covet  thy  neighbour's  n^fe,  nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his 
'/fiaid'Servaiit,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any  tiling  thai  is 
thy  neighbour's. 

Q,.  4.  How  are  the  ten  commandments  divided  ? 

A.  Into  two  tables. 

Q.  5.  Which  is  the  sum  of  what  God  requires  of  thee  in 
the  four  commandments  of  the  first  table  ? 

A.  Th^it  I  love  the  Lord  my  God,  with  all  my  heart, 
with  all  iny  soul,  with  all  my  mind,  and  with  all  my  strength : 
this   is  the   first  and   great  commandment. 

Q.  6.  Which  is  the  sum  of  what  God  commands  thee  in 
the  six  commandments  of  the  second  table  ? 

A.  That  I  love  my  neighbour  as  myself :  on  these  twe 
commandments  hang  the  whole  law  and  the  prophets. 

Q.  7.  Canst  thou  keep  all  these  things  perfectly  i' 

A.  In  no  wise  :  for  I  am  prone  by  nature  to  hate  God  and 
my  neiglibour  ;  and  to  tiansgress  ^he  commandments  of  God 
in  thought,  word,  and  deed. 

Q.  8.  Hath  God  created  thee  naturally  so  wicked  and 
perverse  i' 

A.  By  no  means :  but  he  created  me  good  and  after  his 
own  imap.e,  in  the  true  knowledge  of  God,  in  righteousnesr 
and  in  holiuess. 

Q.  0.  Wiience  then  proceeds  that  depravity  which  is  in 
Ibre  p 

A.  From  the  fall  and  disobedience  of  Adam  and  Ev\'^  in 
Paradise  ;  j)ence  our  nature  is  become  fo  corrnnt,  thi.t  wr 
nrc  all  conceived  and  born  in  sin. 


1 


COMPENDIUM.  .02S 

A.  1  hit  they  did  eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  which  Go* 
?iad  forbidden  them. 

Q.   11.  Does  the  disobedience  of  Adam  concern  us  ? 

A.  Certuinly  :  for  he  is  the  father  of  us  all  j  and  we  have 
«iil  sinned  in  him. 

Q.  12.  Are  we  tlien  incapable  of  doino^  any  good  of  our- 
selves, and  protie  to  all  manner  of  wickedness  ? 

A.  Indeed  we  are  :  unless  we  are  regenerated  by  the  spi- 
rit of  God. 

Q.  13.  U'ill  God  suffer  such  disobedience  and  corruptioB 
to  go  unpunished  ? 

A.  By  no  ra6ans :  but  in  his  just  judgment  will  punish 
(hem,  both  in  time  and  eternity,  as  it  is  written  :  **  cursed 
is  e\ery  one  thatcontinuetii  not  in  all  things,  wliich  are  writ- 
ten in  tlic  book  of  the  law  to  do  them." 


THE    SECOND    PART. 

OF  man's  deliverance. 

U  li.  By  what  means  canst  thou  escape  this  punishment, 
and  be  again  received  into  favour  ? 

A.  By  such  a  Mediator,  who  is  in  one  person  very  God, 
and  a  real  righteous  man. 

Q.  15.  Who  is  that  Mediator  .^ 

A.  Our  Ix)rd  Jesus  Christ,  who  in  one  person  is  true  God; 
and  a  real  righteous  man. 

Q.  IG.  Could  not  the  angels  be  our  Mediator?  ? 

A.  No  :  For  they  are  neither  God  nor  men. 

Q.  17.  Cannot  the  saints  be  our  Mediators  ? 

A.  IVo  :  For  they  themselves  have  sinned,  and  have  ©b 
tained  salvation  by  no  otiier  means,  than  through  thia  Me 
dlator. 

Q.  IJ?.  Shall  all  men  then  be  saved  by  tho  Mediator,  Jc- 
'  !-:,  as  t'ley  are  condemned  in  Adam  ? 

A.  No  :  but  those  only  who  receive  him  by  a  true  faith  : 
US  it  is  written,  John  o.  lo,  ''  for  God  so  loved  the  world, 
that  he  gave  his  only  begotten  Son,  thai  whosoever  believed 
in  him  should  not  perisli,  but  have  everlasting  life." 

(i.  10.   What  is  true  faith  i^ 

A.  It  is  a  certain  knowledge  of  God,  and  of  his  promise* 
revealed  to  us  in  the  gospel,  and  an  liearty  confidence  that 
all  my  sin"^  are  forgiven  me,  for  Chri?t's  sake. 

Q.  JO.  \y[y.\i  is  the  sum  of  that  wl.ich  God  hath  promis- 
ed in  the  go-pel,  and  commanded  us  to  believe  ? 
4r^ 


v30  COMPENDIUM. 

A^  Tir.it  is  coinprehended  In  liie  twelve  articles  of  thr 
Catholi:  Cliristi^n  Faitfi,  which  are  ns  follows  : 

I.  /  believe  i7i  God,  the  Father  Almigkiy^  maker  of  ktr.ven 
and  earth. 

}\.  And  in  Jo?us  Christ,  hia  onlij  hecoUen  Sony  o^tr  Lord . 

III.  Who  was  conceived  by  tlie  Holy  Ghozt^  born  of  the  f^ir- 
gin  Mary. 

IV.  Suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate^nas  crudjicd,  dead  and 
bnriedy  he  descended  into  hell. 

V.  The  Udrd  dny  he  rose  a^ainfrom  the  dead. 

VI.  He  ascended  into  henven,  and  sitteth  on  Ike  right  hand 
cfGod^  the  FaUier  Almij^hty. 

VII.  From  thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  tJif 
dead. 

VJII.  /  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

IX.  /  believe  an  holy  Catholic  churcJi,  Vie  communioTi  of 
saints. 

X.  Thefor^ivene^^sofsins. 

XI.  The  resurrection  of  the  body. 

XII.  Jnd  the  life  everlasting:. 

Q,  21.  When  yoii  profejss  to  believe  in  God  the  Father, 
and  the  vSon,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  do  you  mean  three  Gods 
thereby  ? 

A.  In  no  wise  -.  for  there  is  hut  one  only  true  God. 

Q,  22.  Whv  do  von  then  name  three,  the  Father,  tlie 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost  ? 

A.  Becau-e  God  hath  so  revealed  himself  In  his  word,  that 
Uiese  three  distinct  person'?,  are  the  only  one  and  true  God, 
and  we  also  are  baptised  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of 
the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  (iho.^t. 

Q.  2.J.  What  believest  thou  when  thou  sayest,  *'  I  be 
lieve  in  God,  the  Father  Ahniglity,  maker  of  hezrven  and 
earth  I " 

A.  That  tlie  eternal  Father  of  our  Lord  Jepus  Chri'it, 
•who  of  nothing  made  heaven  and  earlli,  and  stiil  upiiolds 
them  by  Ins  providence,  is  my  God  and  Father,  for  Christ 
Ills  Son's  sake. 

Q.  24.  What  believest  thou  when  thou  sayeft,  ''  And  in 
JesJis  Clirist  his  only  begotten  Son,  our  Lord  ;'" 

.\.  That  Jesus  ('hrist  is  the  eternal  and  only  Son  of  the 
Father,  co-cssential  with  God  the  Father,  and  the  Hol> 
Ghost. 

Q.  2!).  Do  you  not  believe  that  he  also  became  man  ? 

A.  Yes :  for  he  was  conceived  by  tlie  Holy  Ghost,  nrd 
born  of  the  Virp;in  Mary. 

Q.  2G.  Is  ills  Godhead  then  chanc;ed  infr>]inmnrl*r  '^ 


COMPENDIUM.  531 

A.  No:  for  the  Godliead  is  immutable. 

Q.  27.  How  is  he  tlicn  become  man;' 

\.  By  assuming  the  human  nature  into  a  personal  union 

.'h  his  divine. 

Q.  28.  Did  lie  then  bring  his  liuman  nviture  fiom  heaven  ? 

A.  No:  but  he  took  it  on  him  of  the  Virj^in  Mary,  by 
the  operation  of  the  Holy  Giiost,  and  is  thus  become  like 
unto  us  his  brethren  in  all  things,   sin  excepted,  Heb.  2.  17. 

•J  4.  \5. 

Q.  2'J.  Why  is  he  called  Jesus,  that  is  Savionr  ."^ 

\.  Because,  he  saves  his  people  from  their  sins. 

a.  :iO.  Is  there  no  other  Saviour? 

A.  No  :  for  there  is  none  other  name  under  lieaven  given 
•^mo:ig  men,  whereby  we  must  be  saved,  than  in  the  name  of 
Jc;us,  Acts  4.  12. 

Q.  :il.  Why  is  he  called  Christ,  that  is  anointed  ? 

A.  B:?cause  he  was  anointed  .vith  the  Holy  Ghost  and  or- 
dained by  God  the  Father,  to  be  our  chief  Prophet,  our  only 
Hicjh  Priest,  and  our  eternal  King. 

(l.  ZZ.  What  then  hath  Jesus  Christ  done  to  save  us.^ 

A.  He  has  suffered  for  us,  was  crucified  and  died,  was 
buried  and  descended  into  hell,;  that  is,  he  suffered  the  tor- 
ments of  hell,  and  thus  became  obedient  to  his  Father,  that 
be  might  deliver  us  from  the  temporal  and  eternal  punish- 
ment due  to  sin. 

Q.  .'^.3.  In  which  nature  hath  he  suffered  this'^ 

A.  Only  in  liis  hnman  nature,  tir.it  is,  in  soul  and  body. 

Q.  U.  Wliat  hath  then  his  Godliead  contributed  hereto  ? 

A.  His  Godliead,  by  its  power,  in  suc!i  wise  strengthened 
tlie  assumed  human  nature,  that  it  could  bear  the  burden  of 
God^s  wrath  ajrainst  sin,  and  deliver  us  frojn  it. 

Q.  '.*>5.  Did  Christ  then  remain  under  the  power  of  death  T^ 

A.  No  :  but  he  rose  from  the  dead  the  tliird  day  for  cur 
iu-^tiCcation,   Rom.  4.  2b. 

(|.  3o.  Where  is  Christ  now,  as  to  his  human  nature  !' 

A.  He  is  ascended  into  he.iven,  and  sits  at  the  riglit  hand 
of  God  tlie  Father ;  that  is,  exnlted  in  the  highest  glory, 
far  :vl)Ove  all  creatures,  Eph.  1.  .lO,  21. 

Q.  37.  To  v.hat  end  is  he  there  so  highly  e>:9lted  i^ 

A.  Particularly  that  he  might  from  t!ien(e  govero  hU 
diurch,  and  there  be  our  intercessor  with  tiie  Father. 

Q,.  3C.  I-*  be  not  with  us  then  even  unto  the  end  of  the 
world,  as  he  hatii  p^omi^ed  us,  ?*Iat.  28.  20  ? 

A.  With  n-spect  to  his  Godhead,  hj  'jesty,  grace  and  spirit, 
he  is  never  absent  from  us  j   but  with   respect  to  his  h'lmiin 


532  COMPENDIUM. 

nature,  he  rrmains  in  heavtm,  until  he  shall  come  agaio  iv 
judre  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

Q.  39.  What  do  you  h<4ieve  concerningr  the  Holy  Ghost :' 

A.  T.'iHt  he  Is  the  tnip  ..nd  co-ctern'il  God  with  the  FvUh- 
ffr  -irj(l  Son  :  and  tli^t  he  being  given  to  me  of  the  Father 
fhron^h  Christ,  regonerates  me  -uid  loads  nie  into  all  trulli, 
conifo'ts  me,  and  will  abide  v,ith  ip.e  forever. 

Q.  40  What  belie  vest  thou  concerning  the  Holy  Catlio- 
lie  c'.iu.th  i' 

A.  That  the  Son  of  God  gathers  by  his  word  and  spirit 
out  oi^the  whole  huincm  race,  those,  who  are  clicsen  to  eter- 
nal life,  1o  he  n  c'lurch  to  himself;  of  which  I  believe  1  anf» 
and  always  shall  remain  a  living:  member. 

Q.  41.  Wliere  doth  he  gather  lils-  church  ? 

A.  VYhere  fiod's  word  is  purely  preached,  and  the  holy 
sacri-menti*  administered  according  to  the  institution  of 
Christ. 

Q.  42.  Wliat  benefits   dotli  Chrlgt  bestow  on  his  church  :' 

A,  He  grants  her  remisssioii  of  sins,  the  resurrection  of  the 
flesh,  and  eternal  life. 

(X.  43.  What  doth  it  profit  thee  now  that  thou  believcst 
all  this  .P 

A.  That  I  am  righteous  in  Chri:;t  before  Gvxl,  Rom.  3.  10. 

Q.  44.  Ho'v  art  thou  rifrhteous  before  God. 

A.  Only  by  ^.  true  faitli  in  Jesus  Christ. 

Q.  4'».  How  is  it  to  be  understood  that  thou  art  justified 
by  faith,  only  ? 

A.  Thu'< :  that  the  perfect  satisfaction,  and  righteou.«!nes5 
of  C'hrist  alone  are  imput.'d  to  me  of  God,  by  which  my  ?in?< 
'Arc  forcnven  nio,  and  T  bf^xonie  an  heir  of  everlasting  life  : 
and  I  hat  1  cannot  receive  that  righteousness  by  any  otlicr 
means  than  by  faith. 

Q.  4i\.  Why  c':.nnot  our  good  works  be  our  righteousness 
bcfoie  God,  or  some  part  thereof;^ 

A.  Rocanse  even  our  best  worics,  iu  tliis  life,  are  imper- 
fect, and  polluted  v»'ith  "^in^^ 

Q.  17.  Oo  our  (rood  works  th.tMi  merit  nothing,  which  ycf 
God  will  rewird  in  this,  and  in  a  future  life  ? 

A-  Thi.«i  r^^ward  is  not  given  out  of  merit,  but  of  giaccs 

Q.  ri  W!m  woiketh  tliat  faith  in  thee  ? 

A.  TIk- Holy  Ghost. 

Q.  49.  By  what  means  "^ 

A.  Hy  tlif^  he  \ring  of  the  word  preached,  Rom.  10  14 — IT 

Q.  50.  How  dai:<  he  strengthen  that  fiith  ? 

A.  By  the  name  word  prcaciied,  and  by  the  u?c  of  tlw;  Ijq- 
"iv  gacrameijt'^ 


COMPENDIUM.  333 

V).  31.  WInt  are  the  sacraments  ? 

A.  They  are  holy  signs  and  seals  instituted  by  God,  there- 
hy  to  assure  us,  tirat  he  of  ^raoe  grants  us  remission  of  sins, 
VI nd  life  eternal,  for  the  sake  of  that  one  sacrifice  of  Chrij-t 
finished  on  the  cross. 

U.  52.  How  many  sacraments  halli  Christ  instituted  intlic 
ntw  testament  ? 

A.  Two  :  holy  baptism,  and  the  holy  supper. 

(fi.  Xi.  Which  is  the  outward  sign  in  baptism  ? 

A.  The  water,  A\ith  which  we  arc  baptised  in  the  name  of 
the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

(>.  ^'>  I.  AVhat  doth  that  signify  and  seali' 

A.  The  washing  away  of  sins  by  the  blood  and  spirit  of 
JcaUs  Christ. 

U.  OO'  Where  hath  Christ  promised  and  assured  us  of 
this  ? 

A.  In  liie  institution  of  baptism  ;  whi-.h  is  as  follows,  *'  Go 
ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gosf^el  to  every  crea- 
ture. He  that  believeth  and  is  baptised  shall  be  saved,  but 
1r',  that  believeth  not,  shall  be  dannied.'* 

Q.  j6.  Are  infants  also  to  be  baptised  ? 

A.  Yes :  for  they,  as  v.ell  as  the  adult,  are  compi'eheudcd 
in  tile  covenant  of  God,  and  in  liis  church. 

Q.  bl.  What  is  the  outward  sign  in  the  Lord's  supper  ? 

A-  The  broken  bread  that  we  eat,  and  the  poured  out 
wine,  which  we  drink,  in  remembrance  of  the  siifTeriugs  and 
death  of  CJirist. 

Q.  58.  U'hat  U  thereby  signified  and  s^ealed  ? 

A.  That  Christ,  with  his  ci  ucified  body  and  shed  blood, 
feeds  and  nourishes  our  souls  to  everlasting  life. 

Q.  59.  Where  hath  Chiist  promised  such  things  to  us  ? 

A.  In  the  institution  of  the  Lord's  sunper,  -which  is  thus 
expressed,  by  St.  Paul,  1  Cor.  11.  23,  2  J,  25,  26,  "  For  I 
have  received  of  the  Lord,  that  which  ako  I  delivered  unto 
}'0u,  that  the  Lord  Jesus  the  same  night  in  which  he  v\  r^s 
betrayed,  took  bre;id  j  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  brake 
it,  and  said,  take,  eat  ;  this  is  my  body,  whicii  is  broken  for 
you :  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.  After  the  same  man 
ner  also  he  took  the  cup,  when  he  had  supped,  saying,  tliis 
cup  is  the  new  testauient  in  my  blood  :  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as 
ye  drink  it,  in  remembiance  of  mc.  For  so  o^t  as  ye  r^t 
this  bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  ye  do  .^^how  the  Lord's  death 
till  he  come." 

Q.  CO.  Is  the  bread  changed  into  the  bodv  of  Christ,  rav' 
.^1'' wine  in' o  \m  blo.od  ? 

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534  COMPENDIUM. 

A.  No  :  HO  more  tliaa  the  water  in  baptism  is  changed  in- 
to  the  blood  of  Christ. 

Q.  61.  Aftci  what  manner  must  you  examine  yourself  bcr 
fore  you  come  to  the  Lord's  supper  p 

A.  I  must  examine  whether  I  abhor  myself  for  my  sin?, 
iind  humble  myself  before  God  on  account  of  them.  2. 
"Whether  I  believe  and  tru;>t  that  all  ray  i^ins  are  for;;ivcn 
me  for  Christ's  sake.  3.  Wiiether  I  also  huve  a  sincere  res- 
olution henceforward,  to  walk  in  all  good  works. 

Q.  62.  May  those  be  admitted  to  the  Lord's  supper ^ 
who  teach  false  doctrines,  or  lead  offensive  lives  i' 

A.  No  :  lest  the  covenant  of  God  be  profaned,  and  hi- 
wrath  kindled  against  the  whole  church. 

Q.  63.  How  must  we  then  deal  with  sucii  persons  ? 

A.  According  to  the  appointment  given  us  by  C^hrist,  Mai 
18.  15,  16,  17.  **  if  tiiy  brother  shall  trespass  against  thee, 
(TO  and  tell  him  his  fault  between  thee  and  liim  alone  :  it  ho 
shall  hear  thee,  thou  ha.st  gained  thy  brother  :  but  if  he 
■will  not  hear  thee,  then  take  with  thee  one  or  two  more, 
that  in  the  mouth  of  two  or  three  witnesses  every  word  may 
be  established  :  and  if  he  shall  nfeglect  to  hear  them,  tell  it 
nnto  the  ehurch  :  but  if  he  neglect  to  hear  the  church,  let 
hdiii  be  unto  thee,  as  an  jieathen  man,  and  a  publican.'* 


THE  THIRD   PART. 

Oi^  THE  GllATITUDE  WE  OWE  TO  GOD  FOR 
REDEMPTIOX. 

Q.  G4.  Since  we  are  saved  merely  of  grace  throughClirist, 
^yhy  must  we  tlien  yet  do  good  works  i' 

A.  Not  to  merit  heaven  tliereby  (which  Christ  hath  done) , 
hilt  because  this  is  commanded  me  of  God. 

Q.  6.^.  What  purpose  then  do  your  good  works  answer  ? 

A.  That  I  may  thereby  testify  my  thankfulness  to  God 
[^}r  all  his  benefits,  and  that  he  may  be  glorified  Uy  me  ;  and 
tiiat  also  I  may  be  assured  of  the  sincerity  of  my  fdith,  by 
jood  works,  as  the  fruits  thereof,  and  that  my  neighbours 
iUpy  be  ediiicd  thereby  and  gained  to  C'hrist. 

6.  66.  Siiall  they  also  be  saved  wlio  do  no  good  works  ? 

A.  No  :  For  the  scripture  saith,  that  neither  fornicators, 
^0T  idolatf  rn,  nor  adulterers,  nor  whorenjongers,  nor  thieve?, 
lor  covetou?,  nor  drunkards,  nor  revilers,  nor  robbers,  nor 
wch  like,  shall  inlierit  the  kingdom  of  G^d,  I  C't.  6  'K  hit? 
10,  unle?s  they  tr.rn  to  the  Lord 


COMPENDIUM.  i>3^ 

-U.  C7.  Whcrcia  dotli  the  conversion  of  man  consist !' 

\  Iq  a  iieariy  repentance,  and  avoi.lin;];  of  sin,  and  in  au 
'  :  inest  desire  aftej-,  and  doing  all  good  works. 

il.  6B.  What  are  good  worlvs  i* 

A.  Only  those,  which  proceed  from  a  true  faith  ;  are  done 
according  to  tlje  law  of  God,  and  to  his  orlury  ;  and  not 
tliosp,  which  are  founded  oa  human  institutions,  or  on  oui 
own  imaginations. 

Q.  69.  Can  they,  whp  are  converted  to  God,  perfectly 
leep  the  law  ? 

A.  Not  at  all .:  but  even  the  mort  holy  men,  as  long  as 
ihey  are  in  this  life,  have  only  a  small  beginuincr  of  this  ohe- 
<lience  ;  yet  so,  that  they  witli  a  sincere  resolution  begin  to 
live  not  only  according  to  some,  but  according  to  all  the 
^commandments  of  God,  as  they  also  constantly  pray  to  God 
♦hal  tliey  may  daily  increase  therein. 

Q.  70.  To  whom  must  we  pray  for  this  ? 

A.  Not  to  any  creature,  but  to  God  alone,  wlio  can  help 
r,3,  and  will  hear  U3  for  Jesus  Christ's  sake. 

Q.  71.  In  whose  name  must  we  pray  to  God  ? 

A.  Only  in  the  naine  of  Christ,  John  lt3.  2:>.  and  not  in 
the  name  of  any  saints. 

Q.  7*2.  What  must  we  pray  to  God  for  ? 

A.  For  all  things  necessary  for  soul  and  body,  which  Christ 
Qur  Lord  has  comprised  in  that  prayer,  he  liiniself  has  taught 
us. 

Q.  73.  What  are  the  v^ords  of  that  prayer  ? 

A.  Our  Father  which  art  m  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth, 
as  it  is  ill  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And 
forgive  ns  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors,  and  lead  us 
not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  tiiine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  forever.  Amen. 

Q.  71.  What  do  you  desire  of  God  in  this  prayer? 

A.  1.  That  all  things,  which  tend  to  the  glory  of  God, 
may  be  promoted,  and  whatsoever  is  repugnant  thereto,  or 
contrary  to  his  will,  may  be  prevented.  2.  That  lie  m\y 
provide  me  with  all  things  necessary  for  the  body,  and  as  to 
my  soul,  pre.serve  me  from  all  evil,  wiiich  might  in  any  wise 
')0  det-r»jnent;il  to  my  salvation.     Amen. 

When  tlio>e  who  are  inclined  to  become  members  in  full 

.aimunion  of  ihe  church,  and  to  approach  the  Holy  Supper 

i  the  Lord,  thoroughly  know  and  confess  tliese  fundamental 

luths,  they  an.*  then  to  be  asked  whether  they   have  any 

doubt  iu  any  point  concerning  the  doctrine  ;  to  the  end  they 

way  be  satisfied  :  anH  in  case  any  of  thcra  should  ajibwer  in 


M6      CONFESSION  OF  FAITH. 


4 


the  aifirni^tive,  ei)-Jcavours  must  be  used  to  convince  then* 
from  tlu'  scriptures  J  and  if'iatiafied,  they  must  hv  asked 
whether  they  have  experienced  the  })Ovver  of  the  truth  ia 
their  liearts,  and  are  willing  and  desirous  to  be  saved  by 
Jesus  Christ  from  their  tins  j  and  v/licther  they  pro^joje,  by 
th'^  ji^raceof  God,  to  persevere  in  this  doctrine,  to  forsake 
th(j  world,  and  to  lead  a  new  christian  life.  Lastly,  they 
are  to  be  asked,  whether  they  Mill  rubmit  themselves  to 
the  christian  discipline. 

AVhicli  being  done,  they  are  to  be  exhorted  to  peace,  love 
and  concord  with  all  men,  and  to  reconcilialiou,  if  there  in 
any  variuiice  subsisting  bctu  ecu  them  and  their  Dei«;hbour9 


-==3  -::  r  « 


THE  CONFESSION  OF  FAITH 

OF  THE  REFORMED  DUTCH  CHURCH. 

PrEVISUD  IN  THE  NATIONA!,  SYNOD,    HELD  AT  DORDRECHT,    I'J 
THE  YEAnS  1613,  AMD   lt)19. 


ARTICLE    I. 

That  l/itrc  is  one  only  God- 
"T"^rE  aiil  believe  witli  tlie  heart,  and  confess  with  the 
V  V  mouth,  that  there  is  one  only  simple  and  spiritual 
Being,  which  we  cull  God  ;  nnd  that  he  is  eternal,  incompre- 
hensible, invisible,  immutable,  infinite,  almi^^hty,  perfectly 
wise,  just,  good,  and  the  ovejflowing  fountain  of  all  good. 

II.  By  ivkat  mfxms  God  is  made  Jnwwn  unto  ws. 

"We  know  him  by  two  means  :  first,  by  the  creation,  pre 
servation  and  government  of  the  universe  ;  which  is  bel'ore 
our  eyes  as  a  most  cU  gairt,  book,  wherein  all  creatures,  great 
and  small,  are  ns  so  many  characters  leading  us  to  coutem 
plate  t/ie  invisibln  things  of  God^  namely,  his  demnl  jwwcr 
nnd  Gcdhejid^  as  the  apostle  PhuI  saith,  Rotn.  i.  *J0.  All 
whicii  things  are  Srufficient  to  convince  men,  und  leave  them 
"ivitliout  excuse.  ^Secondly,  he  m-ikes  himself  more  clearly 
and  fully  known  to  us  by  his  holy  and  di/ine  word ;  t!iat  is 
to  say,  as  far  as  is  necessary  for  \Xi  to  know  in  this  life,  te  !lK 
.glory  and  our  balvation. 


GONFESSION  OF  FAITH.       53: 

IH.  OfOie  ivrltfen  word  of  God. 
We  confess  that  this  \rord  of  God  was  not  sent,  nor  de- 
^.vired  hy  the  will  of  man,  but  that  holy  mat  of  God  spake 
as  they  ncrc  moved  by  the  Holy  Glmst^  as  the  apostle  Petei 
;t;ait!i.  And  that  afterwards  God,  from  a  special  care,  which 
he  has  for  us  and  our  salvation,  comnrdnded  his  servants,  the 
prophets  and  apostles,  to  commit  his  reveUed  nord  to  ivri 
iing  i  and  he  nimself  wrote  with  his  own  tingcr,  tlie  two  ta- 
bles of  the  law :  Therefore  we  call  such  Avritings  holy  and 
xlivlne  Scriptures. 

IV.    .Canon  iral  books  of  the  holy  Scriptures. 

We  believe  tiiat  the  lioly  scriptures  are  contained  in  two 
hooLs,  namely,  the  old  and  new  testament,  which  arc  ca- 
nonical, atcainst  -.Thich  nothing  can  be  alleged.  These  are 
thus  named  ip  the  church  of  God.  The  books  of  the  old 
testament  are,  the  ''ve  books  of  Moses,  viz.  Genesis,  Exo- 
dus, Leviticusj  Nuiijibers,  Deuteronomy;  the  book  of  Joshua, 
Judges,  Ruth,  two  books  of  Samuel,  and  two  of  the  Kings  j 
two  books  of  the  Chronicles,  commonly  called  Paralipome- 
Hon,  tlu;  hrst  of  E.^ra,  Nehemiali,  Esther,  Job,  tlie  Psalms 
of  JJavid,  the  three  books  of  Solomon,  namely,  the  Proverbs, 
licclesiastcs,  and  tlie  .Song  of  Songs;  the  four  great  propli- 
ets*  Isaiah,  Jeremiah,  Ezi-kiel  and  Daniel ;  and  the  twelve- 
lesser  prophets,  namely,  IJosea,  Joel,  Amos,  Obadiah,  Jonah, 
Micah,  Nahum,  llabakkuk,  Zephaniah,  Haggai,  Zecliariah, 
'«ind  Malachi. 

Those  of  the  new  testament  are  the  four  evangelists;  vi/. 
Matthew,  Mark,  Luke  and  John  ;  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles  ; 
the  fourteen  epistles  of  the  apostJe  Paul,  vik.  cne  to  tlu: 
Romans,  two  to  the  Corintiiians,  one  to  tlie  Galalinns,  one 
to  the  EphesiaiL'^,  one  to  the  Phriijipians,  one  to  the  Col 
los^iins,  two  to  th.e  Thesj;alonians,  two  to  Timothy,  one  to 
Titus,  one  to  Philemon,  and  one  to  the  Hebrews .  the  seven 
epistles  of  the  other  apostle:>  namely,  one  of  James,  two  oi 
Petei",  three  of  Jo!m,  one  of  Jude  ;  aiid  the  Revelition  of 
J  lie  aposile  JohiL 

V.  From  nkcnce  do  the  holy  ^rripturcs  de-rivc  their  dignity 
and  authority. 
Vre  receive  all  tliese  books,  and  these  only,  as  holy  and 
canonical,  for  tlie  regulation,  foundation,  and  confirmation 
of  our  faith  ;  believing  without  any  doubt,  all  things  con- 
tained in  them,  not  so  much  because  tlie  church  receives  and 
approves  them  as  su'Ji,  but  more  especially  because  tlie  Holy 
^fioff  wiinevseth  jb  onr  hearts,  that  they  are  fro:n  God. 


538       CONFESSION  OF  FAITH. 

whereof  they  carr>'  the  evidence  iu  themselves.  For  i'u^ 
veiy  blind  are  able  to  perceive  that  the  things  foretold  in 
them  are  fulfilling. 

VI .  The  difference  between  the  canonical  and  apocrypJiicvl- 

books. 
^'Ve  distiuguish  those  sacred  booirs  from  the  nporryphirnl ; 
viz.  the  third  and  fourth  book  of  Esdras,  tlie  books  of  To- 
bias, Judith,  Wisdom,  Jesuo  Syrach,  Banich,  the  appendix 
to  the  book  of  Esther,  tlie  JSoag  of  the  three  t'liildren  in  the    V 
Fum^-co,  the  history  of  Susannah,  of  Bell  and  the  Draf^^on,    * 
1  he  prayer  of  Manasses,  and  the  two  books  of  the  Macca- 
bees.    All  which  tiie  cimrch  mny  read  and  take  instruction      ] 
from,  so  far  as  they  agree  vrith   tlie  canonical  books ;  bat 
they  are  f -r  from  h  iviug  ouch  power  and  efficacy,  as  that  we 
may  from  their  testimony  contirm  any  point  of  faith,  or  of 
the  christi-in  religion ;  much  less  detract  from  the  authority 
of  the  otiier  sacred  books. 

VII.  The  sv^cicncy  of  the  holy  scrij^turts^  to  be  the  onlff 

rule  of  faith. 
^ye  believe  that  those  holy  scriptures  fully  contain  the- 
will  of  God,  and  that,  whatsoever  man  ought  to  believe, 
unto  salv.;tion,  is  sulliciently  taucht  therein.  For  pince  the 
whole  m  .nner  of  worsliip,  which  God  requires  of  us,  is  wiit- 
ten  iri  them  at  large,  it  is  unlawful  for  any  one,  though  an 
apostle,  to  teach  otherwise,  than  we  are  now  taught  in  the 
holy  scriptures  :  Noy^  fhmgh  it  nxrc  an  angel  from  henvcHy 
as  tlie  apostle  Paul  s  lith.  For,  since  it  is  forbidden,  to  add 
iinto  or  take  anay  any  thing  from  tfie  nord  of  God.  it  doth 
thereby  evidently  appear,  that  the  doctrine  thereof  is  most 
perfect  and  complete  in  ail  respects.  jN cither  may  we  com- 
pai'e  any  writings  of  men,  though  ever  so  holy,  witli  those 
divine  scripture?-,  nor  ought  we  to  compare  custom,  or  the 
f  reat  multitude,  or  antiquity,  or  succession  of  times  or  per 
s;ons,  or  councils,  decrees  or  statutes,  wit!)  the  truth  of  God, 
for  the  truth  is  above  all  ;  for  all  men  are  of  themselves  li 
urs,  and  more  v  lin  th;in  vmity  itself  :  Therefore,  we  reject, 
with  all  our  hearts,  whatsoever  doth  not  agree  with  this  in 
fallible  nde,  which  the  npostles  have  taught  us,  saying,  try 
the  spiHts  wheihir  they  are  of  God.  Likewise,  if  there  come 
any  unU)  yiu,  and  brin;^  not  Uiis  doctrine^  receive  him  ??«i 
rnt'J  your  hoic^e. 


CONFESSION  OP  FAITH.      539 

V  ill.     T}iat  God  is  one  in  €:;<icncf^  yd  ncvert/ulcss  distin- 
guished in  three  persons. 

Accordine;  to  this  truth  and  this  word  of  God,  we  believn 
in  one  only  God,  who  is  one  single  essence,  in  which  are  three 
person?,  really,  truly,  and  eternally  distinct,  according  to 
tlieir  incoinmunicHMe  propr^rties  ;  namely,  the  Father,  and 
the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  The  Father  is  the  cau^^e,  ori- 
gin and  beginnins;  of  all  thins?  visible  and  invisible  \  the  Son 
i-j  the  word,  wisdom,  and  image  of  the  Father  ;  the  Holy 
Ghost  is  the  eternal  power  and  miglit,  proceeding  from  tlie 
Father  and  the  ."^on.  Nevertheless  God  is  not  by  thi«  di>tinc- 
tion  divided  into  tiiree,  since  the  holy  scriotures  teach  u*?, 
that  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  have 
each  his  personality',  distinguished  by  their  properties  ;  but 
in  such  wise  that  these  three  persons  are  but  one  only  God, 
Hence  then,  it  is  evident,  that  the  Father  is  not  the  Son, 
nor  the  Son  the  Father,  and  likewise  the  Holy  Ghost  is  nei- 
ther the  Father  nor  the  Son.  Nevertheless  tliese  person? 
thus  distinguished  are  not  divided,  nor  intermixed  :  For  the 
Father  hath  not  assumed  the  flesh,  nor  hath  the  Holy  Ghost, 
but  the  Son  only.  Th.^  Father  hath  never  been  without  hi.«? 
Son,  or  without  his  Holy  Ghost.  For  they  are  all  three  co^ 
eternal  and  co-esscntial.  There  is  neither  first  nor  la«:t :  for 
they  are  all  three  one,  in  truth,  in  power,  in  goodness,  and 
in  mercy. 

rX.     Thepro^f  qf  tlte  fore^oin^  nrticle  qf  Vie  trinity  of  per* 
sons  in  one  God. 

r- 

All  this  we  know,  as  well  from  the  testimonies  of  holy 
writ,  as  from  their  oiieration*^,  and  chiefly  by  those  we  feel 
ia  oiu"selve.5.  The  testimonies  of  the  holy  scriptures,  thaf 
tench  us  to  believe  thi^  holy  trinity,  a^e  written  in  many 
places  of  tlie  old  testament,  which  are  not  so  necessary  to 
enumente,  7\s  to  choose  them  out  with  diiTetion  and  jjulf^- 
ment.  In  Gene«i;-,  chap.  i.  20,  27,  God  saiili :  Let  usniako 
man  in  our  imne;>\,  after  mir  likiness^  ^r.  So  God  createif 
man  in  his  oivn  irnn^e,  mnle  and  fe.mnU  created  he  th(:m. 
And  Gen.  iii.  22.  Behold  Vie  mm  has  brrxtme  as  or.f  ff  u::. 
From  this  savin':,  let  us  innke  nian  in  our  inw^e,  it  apf.^ara 
that  tliere  are  more  persons  than  one  in  the  Godhead  :  and 
when  he  saitli,  God  cre/itrd^  «ignilles  the  unity.  It  h  true 
he  doth  not  say  how  many  persons  there  are,  but  that, 
which  appears  to  us  somewhat  ob.'cure  in  tlie  old  tcFt.Tment, 
Is  very  plain  in  the  new.     For  when  our  Lord  vf^m  bapti^^eJ 

^  Tqrdan,    ♦bf^  "oic!^  of  the  Fat^evw:TS  hcjrd,  fjayi-?;^,  M^'L 


3i0      CONFESSION  OF  FAITH. 

is  my  heloz^edSo7i :  The  Son  wa^  «cen  in  tlic  watrr,  and  iL> 
Holy  Glio-t  anpeart'd  in  the  shape  of  a  dove,  llii^  form  h 
also  instiLiited  by  Christ  in  the  baptism  of  all  believers. 
Baptise  all  nations,  in  the  name  of  the  Fat!}er,  and  of  the  Son 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  In  the  Go?pel  of  LiiUe,  the  angel 
Gabriel  thus  addrcF^ed  Mary,  the  mother  of  our  Lord,  The 
Holy  Gkosi  shal!^  come  upon  ihce^  and  ike  poner  of  the,  high- 
e-st  shall  overs/wdow  thee^  therefore,  also  that  holy  things  ihhick 
Ihcdl  be-  born  ofihce^  shall  be  called  the  Son  of  God  ••  likewise 
-'he  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
the  comniunion  of  the  Holy  Ghost  be  witii  you.  And  tlicre 
are  three  that  bear  record  in  Heaven,  the  Father,  the 
Word,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  these  tljree  aie  one.  In 
all  wliich  places  we  are  fully  taught,  that  tliere  are  three 
pers^ons  in  one  o:iiy  divine  es.sence.  And  although  tliis  doc-- 
trine  far  surpasses  all  human  understanding  ;  nevertheless 
we  now  believe  it  by  means  of  the  word  of  God,  but  expect 
hereafter  to  enjoy  the  perfect  knowledge  and  benefit  there- 
of in  Heaven.  Moreover  we  jnuht  observe  the  particular 
oHTices  and  operations  of  tliese  tliree  persons  towards  us.  The 
father  is  called  our  creator,  by  hi.-^  power ;  tlie  Son  is  our 
Saviour  and  Redeemer,  by  his  blood  ;  the  Holy  Gliost  is  our 
sanclifier,  by  his  dwelling  in  our  hearts.  Tl»is  doctrine  of 
the  holy  trinity,  hath  always  been  defehded  and  maintained 
by  the  true  church,  since  the  times  of  the  apostles,  to  this 
very  day,  against  the  Jews,  Maliometans,  and  some  false 
christians  and  lieretics,  as  Marcion,  Maiies,  Praxeas,  Sa- 
btliius,  Saniosatenus,  Arrius,  and  sucli  like,  who  liave  been 
justly  condemned  by  tlie  orthodox  fatliers.  Therefore,  in 
this  point,  we  do  willingl.v  receive  tlie  three  creeds,  namely, 
that  of  the  Apostles,  of  Nice,  and  of  Athanasiiis  :  Likewise 
that,  whiclu  conformable  thereunto,  is  agreed  upon  by  the 
ancient  fathers. 

X.  That  Jesus  Christ  is  true  and  eternal  God. 
We  believe  tliat  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  liis  divine  na- 
ture, is  the  only  begotten  Son  of  God,  begotten  from  eter- 
nity, not  made  nor  created,(  for  tlien  he  should  be  a  creature) 
but  co-e«sential  and  co-eternal  with  the  Father,  Vie  e^xpress 
image  of  his  person,  and  Vie  hrigMn'ss  of  h's  glory,  equal 
unto  him  in  all  things.  AVJio  is  tl'.e  Son  of  God,  not  only  fronj 
the  time  thnt  he  assumed  our  nature,  but  from  all  eternity, 
;w  the.'se  testimonies,  v.  hen  compared  together,  teach  us. 
Moses  snith,  that  6*0^/  ermUdthe  world;  and  John  saith» 
that  tjU  things  were  made  by  that  rvord^  whicli  he  c  dleth  God : 
Aud  the  apost  le  saith,  that  God  made  the  norlds  by  his  Son. 


CONFESSION  OF  FAITH.      54l 

•  likewise,  that  God  created  ell  things  by  Jesus  Christ. — 
TlHTeforo  it  mu^t  needs  follow,  that  lie,  wlio  is  called  God, 
the  Word,  the  Son,  aud  Jcslis  Christ,  ciid  exist  at  that  tiaie, 
when  all  thiii.!?s  were  created  by  him.  Tatrerore  the  proph- 
et Micah  saith  ;  his  ^o in i^i- forth  hj,ve  been  from  of  old^  front 
rverlusiin^.  And  the  apostle  ;  he  hath  imUitr  hi  ginning  of 
dai/Sy  iior  end  of  Vft ;  He  therefore  is  that  true,  eternal,  and 
almighty  God,   wliom  '.ve  invoke,  worship,  and  serve. 

XI.  That  the  Holy  Ghost  is  true  and  eternal  God. 
We  believe  and  confess  also,  tliat  tue  Holy  Ghost,  from 
eternity,  proceeds  from  the  Fatlier  and  Son  j  and  therefore* 
neither  is  niade,  created,  nor  begotten,  but  only  proceedeth 
from  both ;  who  in  order  is  the  third  person  of  llie  holy 
trinity  ;  of  one  and  the  same  essence,  majesty  and  glory 
witli  tlie  Fatiier,  and  the  Son :  and  tnerefore,  is  tlie  true 
and  eternal  God,  as  the  holy  scripture  teaches  us. 

XII.     Of  the  Creation. 

We  believe,  tliat  the  Father  by  the  word,  that  is  by  his 
Son.  hath  created  of  nothin?;,  the  heaven,  tlie  e.ailb,  and  all 
crea;ure6,  ay  it  seemed  good  Uiito  him,  givinj^  unto  every 
creature  its  being,  shape,  form,  and  several  offices  to  sei'\-e 
its  Creator.  That  he  dcth  also  stiD  U])!»old  and  govein  theiu 
by  his  eternal  providence,  and  inrinile  pOAver,  for  th  service 
ofiUtMikind,  to  the  erid  that  man  may  serve  his  God.  He 
hatii  also  crealCvl  the  angels  good,  to  l:>e  ni^  messengers,  and 
to  serve  his  elet^t  j  some  oi  whom  are  fallen  liom  that  e\- 
cellea-y,  in  wtucli  God  cr^'ated  tiiem,  into  everlasting  perdi- 
tion :  and  the  otlicis  have,  by  the  grace  of  God,  remained 
stedfast  and  continued  in  taeir  primitive  stde.  Tiie  devils 
and  evil  suirils  are  so  uepraved,  inai  they  are  enemies  oi.* 
God  aid  evjiy  good  tLiiij,  to  the  utmost  of  tlieir  iX)wer,  as. 
inu:do-»,'rs,  watuiiiog  to  ruin  the  church  r^nd  every  member 
the.-'jof,  and  by  tlieir  wicked  stratagems  to  destroy  all :  iu-id 
are  tiierefore,  by  their  o^vn  wickedness,  adjud;!;eu  to  eternal 
damu  ition,  dailj'  ex^^cting  tneir  liorrible  torments.  There- 
foie  *^e  rvject  and  abhor  che  error  of  the  Siddur.ees,  who 
deny  ti^e  exisUnce  of  spirits  and  angels:  and  also  tnat  ol 
the  Alanic'ieirS,  who  assert  tliat  the  d.  viis  have  llieir  origm 
ot  themselves,  and  that  they  are  wicked  of  their  own  na-" 
ture,  witiioat  having  been  corrupted. 

Xlli.     Of  Divine  Providence, 
We  IHleve  that  the  same  Goii,  after  he  had  created  all 
*:!:r.:s,  did  no   forsake  them,  or  give  tlicm  up  to  fortur^or 

"'^■\-.\  but  that  h"  niics  and  jjovrrcs  th^n  accxjrdr.jcj  to  hi? 
47 


'^42      CONFESSION  OF  FAITH. 

holy  will,  so  tiiat  nothing  happens  in  this  world  v.ithoiil  hi* 
appointment :  nevertheless,  God  neitlier  is  the  author  of,  nov 
'j\n  be  cliarged  with  the  sins  wliicii  are  committed.  For  hif 
novvei-  and  goodness  is  .-to  great  and  incomprehensible,  thai' 
he  orders  and  executes  his  woik  in  the  most  excellent  ancT 
;ast  manner,  even  tlien,  when  devils  and  wicked  men  i\pt  un 
itistly.  And,  as  to  what  he  doth  sr.rpassing  human  under- 
standing, we  vr\\\  not  curiously  enquire  into,  farther  than 
our  capacity  willj  admit  of ;  but  with  tlie  greatest  humility 
und  reverence  adore  the  righteous  judgments  of  God,  which 
are  liid  from  us,  contmting  ourselveii  that  we  arc  disciple"^  ol' 
Christ,  to  learn  only  tjiose  things  which  he  has  revealed 
to  us  in  his  ■i\  ord,  witiiout  transgressing  these  limits.  Thi^ 
doctrine  affords  us  unspeakable  consolation,  since  avc  arr 
taught  thereby,  that  nothing  can  befall  us  by  chance,  but  by 
the  direction  Of  odr  most  gracious  and  heavenly  Fatlier  ; 
v/iio  watches  over  us  witli  a  paternal  care,  keeping  all  crea 
turcs  so  under  his  povrer,  that  not  a  hair  of  our  head,  {i'cv 
ihey  are  all  nembercd)  nor  a  sj)arrow  can  fall  to  the  grouiKi, 
rithout  the  will  of  our  Father,  in  v.hom  we  do  entirely  trust, 
f-eing  persuaded,  that  he  so  restrain'^  the  devil  and  ail  our 
enemies,  tliat  without  his  will  and  permission,  they  cannot 
hurt  us.  And  therefore  we  reject  that  damnable  error  of 
tiie  Epicureans,  wjio  say  that  God  regards  nothing,  but  leaves 
ail  t]iii!gs  to  chance. 

XI V^.  Of  the  crcM'mn^  and  f nil  of  jivni,  aivl  his  incapacihj 
to  perform,  7vhoi  is  truly  good. 
Wc  believe  tiiat  God  created  man  out  of  tlie  dust  of  th*" 
earth,  and  made  and  formed  him  after  his  own  image  and 
likeness,  good,  righteous,  and  holj',  capable  in  all  tilings  (o 
will,  agreeably  to  the  will  of  God.  But  being  in  lionour, 
ije  understood  it  not,  neither  knew  his  excellency,  but  wil- 
fully subjected  himself  to  sin;  and  consequently  to  dcalh, 
and  tlie  curse,  giving  ear  to  the  words  of  the  devil.  For  tho 
commandment  of  life,  wliich  he  Isad  received,  he  transgres- - 
ed;andby  sin  separated  himself  from  God,  who  was  hi.* 
true  life,  havii^g  corrupted  his  whole  nature  ;  whereby  h'^ 
made  hiniselfliable  to  corporal  and  spirKual  deat!i.  And  be- 
ing ttuis  become  wicked,  perverse,  and  corrupt  in  all  hi> 
ways,  he  hath  lost  art  his  excellent  gifts,  which  he  had  re- 
ceived from  God,  and  only  retained  a  fcv:  remains  thereof., 
which  liourviT  are  sufficient  to  leave  man  without  excuse  j 
for  all  the  lij-lit  whicli  is  in  us  is  changed  into  darkness,  as 
Hie  scriptures  teach  us,  saying  :  The  light  skincth  in  dark 
■■iss^  and  tfic  darKness  cvuiprchtndctji  it  not:  where  St.  iJolm 


CONFESSION  OP  FAITH.      54a 

calk-th  men  darkne??.  Therefore  \\<'  reject  all  that  is  tau'^iit 
.xe,)Liinant  to  lliis,  concerning;  the  i'vue  will  of  inr^n,  j^ince 
mm  is  but  a  i^hive  to  ;in  ;  an  J  has  !:othin,i  of  him.-elf,  un 
le»s  it  is  given  l.im  from  heaven.  For  ^.ho  may  pre  anir 
t  J  boast,  that  he  of  himself  can  do  any  good,  since  C;irii^ 
saith,  710  num  can  come  to  me^  except  the  Father,  which  hith. 
sent  me,  dra/vkim.^  Who  will  glory  in  his  ortn  will,  who 
understands,  that  to  he  carnally  minded,  is  enmity  against 
Godi^  Who  can  speak  of  his  knowledge,  ^icce  the.  natural 
rii'in  receivdh  nut  the  things  of  the  spirit  nf  God.  In  short, 
M'ho  dare  su'r^esl  any  thougiit,  since  he  knows  that  we  art 
.not  snfticient  of  ourselves  to  think  any  thin^  as  of  ourselves, 
but  that  our  sufficiency  is  of  God;^  And  therefore  what  the 
itpo-tle  saith  ong^lit  justly  to  be  held  sure  and  firm,  thai  God 
.rt'orkdtA  in  us  bnih  to  will  and  to  do  of  his  goad  pleasure.  For 
1  here  is  no  will  nor  understanding,  conformable  to  the  di- 
\  ine  will  and  understanding,  but  what  Christ  hath  wrougnt 
in  man :  wliich  ho  teaches  us,  when  he  saith,  ivit/iout  me  ye 
:t;i  do  nothing. 

XV.  Of  Orisinjl  Sin. 
We  believe  that,  throuscii  the  disobedience  of  Adaui, 
original  sin  is  extended  to  all  mankind  ;  Avhich  is  a  corrup- 
tion of  the  whole  natui-e,  and  an  hereditary  disease,  where- 
with  infants  tliemselves  are  infected  even  in  their  mother's 
womb,  and  which  produceth  in  man  all  sorts  of  sin,  bein^  in 
iiim  as  a  root  thereof ;  and  therefore  is  so  vile  and  abomi- 
nable in  the  siirht  of  God,  tiiat  it  is  sufficient  to  condemn 
all  mankind.  Ivor  is  it  by  any  uieans  abolished  or  done  away 
Dy  baptism  j  since  sin  always  issues  forth  from  this  wofu! 
source,  as  water  from  a  fountain  ;  notwithstanding  it  is  not 
imputed  lo  the  children  of  God  unto  condemnation,  but  by 
his  grace  and  rnercy  is  forgiven  them.  JVot  that  they  sliould 
rest  secjrcly  in  sin,  but  that  a  sense  of  this  corruption 
?*hould  make  believers  often  to  sigh,  desiring  to  be  delivered 
from  this  bady  of  death.  Wiierefore  we  reject  the  error  of 
1  he  Pelagian?,  %7lio  assert  that  sin  proceeds  only  from  imi 
)tion. 

XVI.  Of  ctcrnil  thcllan. 
Wr  believe  tint  all  tlie  posterity  of  Adam,  being  tlmf 
fallen  into  perdition  and  ruin,  by  t!ie  sin  of  our  first  pirent;-:, 
God  then  did  manifest  himself  sucli  as  !ie  is  ;  that  is  to  say, 
mere  fid  and  jwit :  Merc  fid,  since  he  delivers  and  preseiVcj 
from  this  perdition  all,  v.  horn,  lie  in  his  eternal  and  uu- 
rhangeable  council  of  mere  goodness  hatli  elected  in  Chn=i 
.Jr'<!M?  our  Lord,  without  any  respect  to  their  worki  :  Jm'u 


J44      CONTESSrON  OP  PAITO. 

in  loavinn;  otlieri^   in  the  fall  nnl  poiJItion  ^luu'ein  tlicv 
liave  involved  IhemHelves, 

XVII.  Of  the  recovery  of  fallen  man. 
M'c  believe  that  our  most  gracious  God,  in  his  admirftble 
r,'i?doin  and  goodnet^s,  seeing  tliatmvin  Imd  thus  throv.n  him- 
svir  into  temporal  and  spiritual  death,  and  mado  himself 
■wholly  miserable,  war?  pleased  to  seek  and  comfort  him, 
v/hcn  hritromldinj';  fled  from  his  presence,  promising  him  that, 
lie  would  g\\e  hi?  Son,  who  should  be  made  of  a  nomnn  to 
bruise  the  head  cfthe  serpent^  and  make  liiin  happy. 

XVIII.     Of  ike  incarnation  of  Jesiis  Christ. 

"SVc  confers  therefore,  tliat  God  did  fnllll  the  promifc, 
•which  he  made  to  the  fathers,  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy 
prophets,  when  he  sent  into  the  world,  at  the  lime  apjicint- 
cA  hy  l)im,  his  oavu,  only  begotten  and  etern.il  Son.  '*  V>ho 
txDok  upon  him  the  form  of  a  servant,  and  became  likf  unto 
man,  really  assuming  the  ti-ue  hunran  nature,  with  all  its  in- 
firmities, sin  excepted,  being  conceived  in  tlie  womb  of  the 
blessed  Virgin  Mary,  by  tfie  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
Tnthout  the  means  of  man.  And  did  not  only  assume  hur^iart 
nature  as  to  the  body,  but  also  a  true  human  sobl,  that  he 
ini'j:ht  be  a  real  man.  For  since  the  soul  was  lost  as  well  as 
tlie  body,  it  was  necessary  that  he  should  take  both  upon 
l^iiiu,  to  save  both.  Therefore  we  confess  (in  opposition  to  the 
lieresy  of  the  Anabaptists,  who  deny  that  Christ  assumed  hu- 
man fiesh  of  iiis  mother)  that  Christ  is  become  a  partaker  of 
the  tlesh  and  blood  of  the  cliildren  ;  that  he  is  a  fruit  of  the 
loins  of  David  after  the  flesh  ;  made  of  tiie  seed  of  David 
according  to  the  fiesli  ;  a  fruit  of  tlie  womb  of  the  Virgin 
Alary,  made  of  a  woman  ;  a  brvmch  of  David  ;  a  shoot  of  the 
root  of  Jesse  ;  sprun;!  from  tl]e  tribe  of  Judah  ;  descended 
from  tiie  Jews  according  to  the  flesh  :  of  the  seed  of  Abra- 
ham, since  he  took  upon  him  tiie  seed  of  Abraham,  "  and 
became  like  unto  his  bretiiren  in  all  tilings,  sin  excepted  ;"" 
so  that  iu  truth  he  js  our  Imma.nuei,,  that  is  to  say,  God 
with  us. 

XIX.  Of  the  union  rmd  distinct/on  of  the  iivo  natures  in  ihf. 
person  of  Christ. 
"We  believe  that  by  this  conception,  the  person  of  (he  Son 
Is  insepar.ibly  imited  and  connected  Avitli  the  human  nature  ; 
H>  that  thire;«re  not  two  Sons  of  God,  n(n'  hvo  pi-rsons.  but 
two  nalures  urutcd  in  one  single  person  :  yet,  that  each  na- 
ture retain*  its  own  distinct  properties.    As  then  the  divine 


CONFESSION  OP  FAITH.      t,ij 

ijartare  halU  always  remained  uncreated,  without  b,  ^innin^ 
of  days  or  end  of  life,  fdlins  heaven  jnd  earth  :  so  t.lsa  halii 
the  human  nature  not  lost  its  properties,  but  rem'^iined  a 
creature,  having  bef^innina;  of  days,  being  a  Unite  nature, 
and  retaining  all  the  properties  of  a  real  body  :  And  tliough 
he  hath  by  his  resurrection  given  immortr-lity  to  the  earn", 
nevertheless  he  hath  not  changed  the  reality  of  his  human 
nature  ;  for  as  much  as  our  salvation  and  resurrection  also 
depend  on  the  reality  of  his  body.  But  these  two  natures 
are  so  closely  united  in  one  person,  that  they  were  not  se- 
])arated  even  by  ids  death.  Therefore  tliat,  which,  he  wh^D 
tlying  commended  into  the  haods  of  his  Father,  was  a  rejl 
iiunian  spirit,  departing  from  his  body  :  But  in  the  me?in 
time  the  divine  nature  always  remained  united  with  the  hu- 
man, even  when  he  lay  in  the  grave  :  And  tJie  Godhead  did 
not  cease  to  be  in  him,  any  more  tiian  it  did  when  he  was  an 
infant,  though  it  did  not  so  clearly  manifest  itself  for  a  wliile. 
"Wherefore  we  confess:,  that  he  is  very  God  ;  and  very 
Man  :  very  God  by  his  power,  to  conquer  death  ;  and  very 
^nan  that  he  miglit  die  for  us  according  to  the  infirmity  of 
his  flesh. 

XX.    T/iat  God  haUi  manifested  his  jusUce  and  niercy  in 
Christ. 

We  believe  that  God,  xiho  is  perfectly  merciful  and  just,  . 
sent  his  Son  to  assume  tiiat  nature,  in  which  the  disobedience 
was  committed,  to  make  satisfaction  in  the  same,  and  to  be?'' 
tlie  punisiiment  of  sin  by  his  most  bitter  passion  and  death. 
God  therefore  manifested  his  justice  against  his  Son,  when 
he  laid  our  iniquities  upon  liim,  and  poured  forth  his  mer- 
cy and  goodness  on  us,  who  were  guilty  and  worthy  of  dam- 
nation, out  of  mere  and  perfect  love,  giving  his  Son  unto 
death  for  us,  and  laising  him  for  our  justification,  that 
tinough  him  we  might  obtain  immortality  and  life  eternal. 

^J      Of  Vie  sctisfadhn  of  Christy  our  only  hi^h  prie^l^ 
for  us. 

"We  believe  that  Jesu.?  Christ  is  orduued  with  an  oath  t*> 
be  an  everlasting  high  priest,  after  the  order  of  Melchise  - 
dec.  A}'ho  hath  presented  himself  in  our  behalf  before  hi?; 
Father,  to  appca.«i;e  his  vrrath  by  liis  full  satisfaction,  hj 
ofiering  himself  on  tlie  tree  of  the  cross,  and  |X)uring  out  hi« 
nrecious  blood  to  purge  away  our  sins  ;  as  the  prophets  had 
foretold.  lor  it  is  written,  '*  he  was  wounded  for  our 
Irausgression^  he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities  :  the  cliastisc 
"  ^jrt  of  our  peace  was  upon  him,  and  with  hi^  stripe.'-  we  art 
17  ^' 


546      CONFESSION  OP  FAITIT. 

healed  ;  He  w<\t^  biought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaugliter,  and 
numbered  with  the  transgressors  :"  and  comleiuned  by  Pon- 
tius I'iLite  as  a  malefactor,  thoUiih  he  had  first  declared 
him  innocent.  Therefore,  '*  he  restored  that  vrhich  he  took 
not  a>vay,  and  sutTcred,  the  just  for  tlse  unjust,"  as  well  in  his 
Ijody  as  soul,  feeiin<!:  the  terrible  punishn.ent  which  our  sins 
had  merited :  mj:Gniuch  ''  that  his  sweat  became  like  unto 
drops  of  blood  f idling  on  the  ground.*'  He  called  out,  *' my 
Ooci,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me:"'  And  hath 
suffered  a.11  this  for  the  remission  of  our  sins. — AVherefore 
we  jurtly  say  with  the  Apostle  Paul,  *'  that  we  know  noth- 
ing, but  .lesuj*  Christ,  and  him  cruciKed ;  wc  count  ail  tilings 
hut  loss  and  dung  for  the  excellency  of  the  knowledge  of 
Christ  Jesus  our  Lord  :"  in  whose  wounds  we  lind  all  manner 
cf  consolation.  Neither  is  it  necessary  to  seek  or  invent 
any  other  means  of  being  reconciled  to  God,  tiian  this  only 
Facrificc,  once  offered,  by  which  believers  are  n)nde  perfect 
for  ever.  This  is  also  the  reason  wliy  lie  was  called  by  the 
anoe]  oi  God,  Je-us,  that  is  to  say,  Saviour,  ht.'cause  he 
?hould  save  ids  people  from  then-  sins. 
XXjL  (y  our  justification  thrGn^k  faith  in  Jesus  Christ. 
We  believe  that,  to  attain  the  true  knowledge  of  tin's 
ji^reat  mystery,  tlie  Holy  Ghost  klndleth  in  our  heart*;  aa 
nprij;ht  faith,  wJiich  embraces  Jesus  Christ,  with  all  his  mer- 
its, appropriates  him,  and  seeks  nothing  more  besidr^s  him. 
For  it  must  needs  follow,  either  that  ail  things,  which  are 
requi'^ite  to  our  salvation,  are  not  in  Jesus  Christ,  or  if  all 
things  are  in  him,  tliat  tlien  those,  who  possess  Je^us  Christ 
trn-ough  faith,  iiave  complete  salvation  in  him. — Therefore, 
for  any  to  n«>sert,  tliat  Christ  is  not  sufficient,  but  that  some- 
thing more  is  required  besides  him,  would  be  too  gross  a 
blaspliem)^ :  For  iience  it  would  fallow,  that  Chri>t  was  but 
lialf.i  Saviour.  Therefore  wo  justly  say  with  Prnil,  that  ive 
fire  jvsliJ  led  by  faith  alrne,  or  by  faith  irithout  nvrks.  How- 
evf  r,  to  spe'>k  more  clearly,  we  do  not  mean,  that  faith  it- 
FPif  justiae;;  us,  for  it  is  only  an  instrument,  with  which  we 
cm'irace  Chris-t  our  Righteousness  :  But  Jesus  Christ,  impu- 
t'n  •  i'-.  us  all  hlr  merits,  and  so  many  holy  works  which  ho 
liath  iioiie  f<«;r  us,  and  in  our  stead,  is  our  Righteousne-r.  And 
faitn  is  ur.  in>tvum'^nt,  that  keeps  us  in  conmuiuion  with  him 
in  ?dl  his  benefit ',  whicli,  when  become  ourv>,  are  more  than 
pufnciei^it  to  acquit  us  of  our  sins. 


CONFESSION  OF  FAITH.       547 

XXII I.  Thai  our  jusHfir/iiinn  consists  171  the  fnr^vcncss  of 
«7i,  aiid  the  imputation  of  L'hrisVs  righteousness. 
"We  believe  that  our  salvation  consists,  in  tlie  remission  of ' 
our  sins  for  Jesus  Christ^  sake,  and  that  then-in  our  riglit- 
pousness  before  God  is  implied  :  as  David  and  Paul  teach  us, 
declarino:  this  to  be  the  hapjiincss  of  man,  that  God  imputes 
righteousness  to  bJm  without  works.  And  the  same  apa«tle 
saith,  that  rvc  are  justjfiai  freely^  by  his  gracCy  through  the 
redemption  nhich  is  in  Jesus  Christ.  And  therefore  we  al- 
ways hold  fast  this  f..^urdation,  asci  /oing  all  the  glory  to  God, 
humbling  ourselves  before  him,  and  acknowledging  ourseh  es 
to  be  such  as  we  really  are,  without  presuming  to  trust  in 
any  thing  in  ourselves,  or  in  any  merit  of  ours,  relying  and 
resting  upon  the  obedience  01  Christ  crucified  alone,  which 
becomes  ours,  when  we  believe  in  him  :  this  is  sufficient  to 
rover  all  our  iniquities,  and  to  give  us  confidence,  in  ap- 
proaching to  God ;  freeing  the  conscience  of  fear,  terror  and 
dread,  without  following  tfie  example  of  our  first  father,  Ad- 
am, who,  trembling,  attempted  to  cover  himself  with  fig- 
leaves. — And  verily  if  we  should  appear  before  God,  rely- 
ing on  ourselves,  or  on  any  other  creature,  though  ever  so 
little,  we  should,  alas !  be  consumed.  And  therefore  eveiy 
one  must  pray  with  David  ;  O  Lord  enter  not  into  judgment 
n-iih  thy  servant :  for  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  jus- 
tified. 

XXIV.     Of  man's  sanctification  and  good  works. 

We  believe  that  this  trje  faith  being  wrought  in  man  by 
the  hearing  of  the  word  of  God,  and  the  opemtion  of  the  Ho- 
ly Ghost,  doth  regenerate  and  make  him  a  new  man,  causing 
him  to  live  a  new  life,  and  freeing  him  from  the  bondage  of 
Fin. — Therefore  it  is  so  far  from  being  true,  that  this  justify- 
ing faitii  makes  men  remiss  in  a  pious  and  holy  life,  tliat  on 
the  contrary  without  it  they  would  never  do  any  thing  out 
of  love  to  God,  but  only  out  of  self-love  or  fear  of  daumatJon. 
Therefore  it  is  impossible  that  this  lioly  faith  can  be  unfruit- 
ful in  man  :  for  we  do  net  speak  of  a  vain  faith,  but  of  such 
a  faith,  which  is  called  in  scripture,  a  faith  tfuit  norkcUi  by 
love,  wiiich  excites  man  to  the  practice  of  tjiose  works,  which 
God  has  commanded  in  his  word.  AVliidi  works,  as  they  pro- 
ceed from  the  sooti  root  of  faith,  are  good  and  acceptablt;  in 
the  sight  of  God,  for  as  much  as  tliey  are  all  sanctified  l)y 
liis  grace  :  Howbeit  tliey  arc  of  no  account  towards  our  jus- 
tification. For  it  is  by  faith  in  Christ  that  we  are  justified. 
even  before  we  do  good  works  ;  otherwise  they  couid  not  l>e 
good  works,  any  more  than  the  fruit  of  a  tr^e  can  be  good, 


a48       CONFESSION  OF  FAITH. 

before  the  tree  itself  is  good.  Therefore  we  do  e;ood  work^, 
kut  not  to  merit  by  them,  (for  what  can  we  merit)  nay,  we 
are  beholden  to  God  for  tlie  good  works  we  do,  and  not  he 
to  us,  since  it  is  he  that  ivorkdh  in  us  both  to  jvill  and  io  do 
of  his  good  pleasure.  Let  us  therefore  attend  to  what  is  writ- 
ten, when  ye  shall  have  done  all  those  things  ovhich  arc.  com- 
manded yoUy  say,  we  are  unprojltable  servants :  we  have  done 
that  which  ivas  our  duty  to  do.  In  the  mean  time,  Ave  do  not 
deny,  that  God  rewards  good  works,  but  it  is  through  hig 
grace  tliat  he  crowns  his  gifts.  Moreover,  thougli  we  do 
s;ood  Avorks,  we  do  not  found  our  salvation  upon  tlicm  ;  for 
we  can  do  no  work  but  wiiat  is  polluted  by  our  llesii,  and 
also  punishable  :  and  although  we  could  perform  such  works, 
ptill  the  remembrance  of  one  sin  is  sufficient  to  make  God 
reject  them.  Thus  then  we  should  always  be  in  doubt,  toss- 
ed to  and  fro  without  any  certaiiity,  and  our  poor  conscitMices 
be  continually  vexed,  if  they  relied  not  on  the  merits  of  the 
iifFering  and  death  of  our  Saviour. 

XXV.     Of  the  abolishing  of  the  ceremonial  law. 

We  believe,  that  the  ceremonies  and  figures  of  the  law 
ceased  at  the  comnig  of  Christ,  and  that  all  tlie  siiadows  are 
accomplished  :  so  that  the  use  of  them  must  be  abolislied 
amongst  christains ;  yet  the  truth  and  substance  of  them  re- 
main with  us  in  Jesus  Chritit,  in  whom  they  have  their  com- 
pletion. In  the  mean  time,  we  still  use  the  testimonies  ta- 
Ken  out  of  the  law  and  the  prophets,  to  conlirm  us  in  the 
<ioctrine  of  the  gospel,  and  to  regulate  our  life  in  all  lionesty, 
to  the  glory  of  God,  according  to  his  will. 

XX VI.     Of  ChrisVs  intercession. 

We  believe  that  we  have  no  access  unto  God,  than  alone 
through  the  only  mediator  and  advocate  Jesus  Christ,  the 
righteous,  who  therefore  became  man,  havhig  united  in  one 
person  the  divine  and  human  natures,  that  we  men  might 
Jiave  access  to  the  divine  Majesty,  which  access  would  other- 
wise be  barred  against  us.  But  this  Mediator,  whom  tiie 
Father  hath  appointed  between  him  and  us  Q'lght  in  no  Avise 
to  afiVight  us  by  his  majesty,  or  cause  us  to  seek  another 
according  to  our  fancy.  '^  For  there  is  no  crcT  tire  cither  i'? 
heaven  or  on  earth,  who  loveth  us  more  than  Jr  :;us  Christ; 
who  though  he  was  in  the  form  qf  God,  yd  made  himself  qf 
no  repuluti/m,  and  took  upon  him  the  form  of  a  nmn,  and  of 
a  serv'int  for  us,  and  ivus  miide  like  unto  his  hret/ircn  xn  all 
things.  Iftiion  we  should  seek  for  another  Mediator,  who 
woulU  be  Tvell  atfectt^d   tow;;r(!<^  us,  whom  cq\M  v;c  fin^,. 


I 


CONFESSION  OP  FAITH.      549 

\fuo  Io\  0(1  ii**  niore  than  he,  who  laid  down  his  life  for  ns, 
even  whfu  wf"  were  his  eneinit's;^  And  if  we  geek  for  one, 
who  liath  power  and  majesty,  who  is  there  that  lias  so  much 
of  both  as  hr  ?vhjj  sits  at  the.  n^ht  hand  of  his  Father,  and 
who  hath  all  power  in  heaven  and  on  earth  ?  And  who  will 
sooner  he  heard  tlian  tlie  own  well  beloved  Son  of  God  ? 
Therefore  it  was  only  thro'jch  distrn''t  that  thi«  practice  of 
dishonouring,  in.'^tead  of  honouring  the  saints,  was  introduc- 
ed,  doing  that,  which  they  never  have  done,  nor  required, 
but  iiave  on  the  contrarj'   stedfastly  rejected  according  to 
tiieir  bounden  duly,  as  appears  by  their  writings.     Neither 
mui-t  we  plead  here  our  unworthiness  ;  for  the  meaning  is 
not  that  we  !?hould  offer  our  prayers  to  God  on   account  of 
our  own  unworthiness,  but  only  on  account  of  the  excellency 
and  worthiness  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  whose  righteous- 
ness is  become  ours  by  faith.  Therefore  the  apostle,  to  re- 
move this   foolish   fear,  or  rather  mistrust  from  us,  justly 
saith,  that  Jesus  ChHst  nvs  made  like  unto  his  brethren  in 
all  thins;s^    that  he  might  he  a  merciful  and  faithful  high, 
priest,  to  moke  reconcilintion  for  the  sins  of  the  people.    For 
in  that  he  himself  hath  suffered,  being  temytrA,  he  is  able  to 
succour  them  that  are  tempted  ;  and  further  to  encourage  uSy 
he  adds,  seeing  then  that  ive  have  a  great  high  priest,  timt  is 
passed  into  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  let  us  hold  fast 
our  profession.     For  we  have  not  an  high  priest  nhich  cannot 
he  touched  with  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities  ;  but  was  in  all 
points  tempted  like  as  we  are,  yet  without  sin.     Let  us  there- 
firre  come  boldly  unto  the  Virone  of  grace,  timt  we  may  obtain 
mercy,   and  find  grace  to  help  in  time  of  need.     The  same 
apostle  saith,  thai  we  fiave  boldness  to  enter  into  the  holiest, 
by  the  blood  of  Jesus  ;  let  us  draw  near  (saitli  he)  nith  'i  iriw 
heart  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  Sfc.     Likewise,  Christ  hath 
an  unchangeable  priesthood,  wherefore  he  is  able  also  to  save 
them  t'^  the  uttermost,  that  come  unto  God  by  him,  seeing  hf 
ever  livet/i   to  make  intercession  for  thrm.     What  more  can 
be  required  ?  since  Christ  himself  saith,  /  am  the  way  and 
the  truth,  and  the  life,  m  man  cometh  unto  the  Futlicr  but  by 
7ne.     To  what  purpose  should  we  then  seek  another  advo- 
cate, since  it  hath  pleased  God,  to  give  us  his  own  Son  as  an 
advocate  ?  Let  us  not  forsake  him  to  take  another,  or  rather 
to  seek  after  another,  witliout  ever  being  able  to  find  hhn  ; 
for  God  well  knew,  when  he  gave  him  to  us,  that  we  were 
sinner?.    Therefore  according  to  the  conmrand  of  Christ,  we 
call  ui)on  the  henvc^nly  Father  throagh  Jesus  Christ  our  only 
mediator,  as  we  arc  tauglit  in  the  lord's  prayer  ;  being  'v^ 


iaO       CONFESSION  OF  FAITH. 

sured  that  whatever  we  ask  of  the  Father  in  his  name,  'AjU 
be  granted  us. 

XXVII.  Of  ike  catholic  christian  church. 
"We  believe  and  profess,  one  catholic  or  imiversal  church, 
wliich  is  an  holy  congregation,  of  true  christian  believers,  all 
expecting  their  salvation  in  Jesus  Chii^:t,  beinff  washed  by. 
his  blood,  sanctitied  and  sealed  by  the  Holy  (ihost.  This 
ehurch  hatli  been  from  tiie  beginning  of  tiie  world,  and  will 
be  to  the  end  thereof ;  which  is  evidejit  from  t'p.is,  that 
Christ  is  an  eternal  king,  which,  witiioat  subjects,  cannot 
be.  And  this  holy  church  is  preserved  or  supported  by  fiud, 
against  the  rage  of  the  wliole  world  ;  though  she  sometinu;; 
(for  a  while)  appear  very  small,  and  in  tiie  eyes  of  men,  to 
be  reduced  to  nothing  :  as  during  the  perilous  reign  of  Atiiah, 
the  Lord  reserved  unto  him  seven  thousand  ?/ien,  nho  had  not 
bowed  their  knees  to  Baal.  Furthermore,  this  liojy  cliurch  is 
not  confined,  bound,  or  limited  to  a  certain  place,  or  to 
♦  ertain  persons,  but  is  spread  and  disj)ersed  over  the  whole 
world  ;  and  yet  is  joined  and  united  with  heart  and  will,  by 
the  power  of  faith,  in  one  and  the  same  spirit. 

XXVIII.  That  every  o?ie  is  bound  to  join  himsdf  to  the  ti-ut 
church. 

"VVe  believe,  since  this  holy  congregation  is  an  assembly  of 
those  who  are  saved,  and  tiiat  out  of  it  there  is  no  salv^ation, 
that  no  person  of  whatsoever  state  or  condition  he  nray  be, 
ought  to  withdraw  himself,  to  live  in  a  separate  state  from 
it  ;  but  that  all  men  are  in  duty  bound  to  join  and  unlt^ 
themselves  with  it ;  maintaining  tlie  unit}'  of  the  cliurch  • 
submitting  themselves  to  tiie  doctrine  and  discipline  tiieie- 
of  J  bowing  tlieir  necks  under  the  yoke  of  Jesus  Clirist ;  and 
as  mutual  members  of  the  same  body,  serving  to  the  edllica- 
tion  of  the  brethren,  according  to  tlie  talcjits  God  has  f;iven 
ihem.  And  that  this  may  be  tiie  more  eli'tcluidly  observed, 
it  is  the  duty  of  all  believers,  according  to  the  word  of  God, 
ro  separate  themselves  from  all  tliose,  wlio  do  not  belong  to 
tiie  church,  and  to  join  tliemselves  to  tiiis  congregation, 
wheresoever  God  hath  establislied  it,  even  tiiougli  tlie  ma- 
gistrates and  edicts  of  princes  were  against  it ;  yi^a,^  though 
tiiey  should  suffer  deatli  or  any  other  corporal  punislinient. 
Tlierefore  all  those,  wlio  separate  themt;*  Ives  from  tlie  same, 
■  or  donot  join  themselves  loit,  r.r<  r-..«.-.--  t^^  i!,,.  r.^^l\\u^^^^.■^ 
>oi  God 


COXPESSIO?^  OP  FAITH.      5A 

XXIX.    Of  the  jtvirks  of  the  true  church,  andnhertin  sht 
dijfers  from  tlie  false  church. 

^Vc  bcUcvo,  that  we  oii^ht  diligently  and  circumspectly  to 
discern  from  the  word  of  God,  which  is  the  true  churcli, 
wucc  all  sects  which  are  in  the  world  assume  to  themselves 
the  name  of  the  churdi  But  we  speak  not  liore  of  hypo- 
crite?, who  are  inixed  in  the  church  with  the  good,  yet  are 
not  of  the  church,  though  externally  in  it :  but  we  say  that 
the  body  and  comnjunion  of  the  true  churcli,  must  be  dif  ■ 
tin::;uislied  from  all  sects,  who  call  themselves  the  church 
The  marks,  by  which  the  true  church  is  known,  are  these  : 
If  the  pure  doctrine  of  tlie  gospel  is  preached  therein  ;  if  she- 
maintaiurf  the  pure  administration  of  the  sacraments  as  insti- 
tuted by  Christ;  if  cliurch  discipline  is  exercised  in  punish- 
ing of  shi:  In  siioit,  if  all  things  are  managed  according  tt> 
the  pure  word  of  G^xl,  ail  things  contrary  thereto  rejected ; 
and  JehUs  Christ  acknowledged  as  the  only  head  of  the  church. 
Hence  the  true  church  may  certainly  be  known,  from  wiiich 
no  man  has  a  rigiit  to  seimratc  himself.  With  respect  to 
tliose,  whoare  members  of  the  churcii,  they  may  be  known 
by  the  marks  of  christians,  namely,  by  faith ;  and  when 
they  have  received  Jesus  Christ  the  only  Saviour,  tliey  avoid 
sin,  follow  after  righteousness,  love  the  true  God  and  their 
neighbour,  neither  turn  aside  to  the  right  or  left,  and  crucify 
the  flesh  witl\  the  works  thereof.  But  this  is  not  w  be  under- 
stood, as  if  there  did  not  remain  in  them  great  infinnities  ; 
but  they  figiit  against  them  through  the  spirit,  all  the  days 
of  their  life,  continually  taking  their  refuge  to  the  blood, 
death,  passion,  and  obedience  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  *'  in 
whom  they  have  remission  of  sins,  through  faith  in  him.'' 
As  for  the  false  chnrch,  she  ascribes  more  power  and  au  - 
thority  to  herself  and  lier  ordinances,  than  the  word  of  God, 
«nd  will  not  submit  Iierself  to  the  yoke  of  Christ. — Neil.hci 
does  slje  administer  the  sacraments  as  appointed  by  Chris;. 
ill  his  word,  but  adds  to  and  takes  from  tluMn,  as  slie  think> 
profjer;  sIk?  relieth  more  u[ion  men  than  upon  Christ ;  and 
jiersecutes  those,  who  live  holily  according  to  the  word  ol 
God,  nnd  refnike  her  for  her  errors,  covetousnes=!,  and  idola 
try.  Tiiese  two  chui"ches  are  easily  known  and  distinguish 
cd  from  eacli  other. 

XXX.    Conczniing  Uie  government  (f  and  ojjlccs  in  tJie 

church. 

^  We  believe,  that  this  true  church  must  bo  governed  by 

that  apiritual  policy,  which  our  Lord  hatli  taught  us  in  his 

word  J  namely,  that  there  mast  be  ministers  or  pasttjii  I* 


552       CONFESSION  OP  FAITH. 

preach  the  word  of  God,  and  to  administer  the  sacraments  ; 
also  riders  and  deacons,  who,  to^etlier  with  the  pastor?,  form 
the  council  of  tiie  church  :  tliat  by  these  means  the  true  re- 
ligion may  be  preserved,  and  the  true  doctrine  every  where 
propagated,  likewise  transf^ressors  punished  and  restrained 
l>y  spiritual  means :  also  that  the  ix)or  and  distressed  may  be 
relieved  and  comforted,  according  to  their  necessities.  By 
these  means  every  thing  will  be  carried  on  in  the  church 
with  good  order  and  decenc}',  wlien  faithful  men  are  chosen, 
according  to  the  rule  prescribed  by  St.  Paul  in  iiis  epistle  to 
Timothy. 

XXXI.  Of  Vie  ministers^  elders^  and  deacons. 
Vre  believe,  that  the  ministers  of  God's  word,  and  the  eld- 
ers and  dea'^ons,  ought  to  be  chosen  to  their  r^<;pective  offi- 
ces by  a  b.wful  election  by  the  church,  with  crdling  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  and  in  that  order,  which  the  word  of  God 
teaclieth.  Therefore  every  one  must  take  heed,  not  to  in- 
trude himself  by  indecent  means,  but  is  bound  to  wait  till  it 
shall  please  God  to  call  him ;  that  he  may  have  testimony  of 
his  calling,  and  be  certain  and  assured  that  it  is  of  the  l^ord. 
As  for  the  ministers  of  God's  word,  they  have  equally  the 
same  power  and  authority  wheresoever  they  are,  as  they 
are  all  ministers  of  Christ,  the  oiily  universal  Bishop,  and  the 
only  head  of  the  church.  Moreover,  that  tiiis  holy  ordi- 
nance of  God  may  not  be  violate^  or  slighted,  We  say  that 
every  one  ought  to  esteem  the  ministers  of  God's  word,  and 
the  elders  of  the  churcii,  veiy  highly  for  their  work's  sake, 
and  be  at  peace  with  them  without  murmuring,  strife  or  con 
tention,  as  much  as  po-sible. 

XXXIl.  Of  the  order  and  dhdpVine  of  the  church. 
In  tlie  mean  time  we  believe,  though  it  is  useful  and  bene- 
Ucial,  that  those,  who  are  rulers  of  the  church,  institute  and 
establish  certain  ordinances  among  them- elves  for  maintain- 
ing the  body  of  the  church  ;  yet  they  ouglit  studiously  to 
take  care,  tliat  they  do  not  dej)art  from  those  tilings,  which 
Ciirist,  oar  only  nraster,  hath  instituted.  And  therefore,  we 
j*eject  all  hunran  inventions,  and  nil  lawg,  which  man  would 
introduce  into  the  worship  of  God,  tliereby  to  bind  and  com- 
pel the  conscience,  in  any  manner  wliatever.  Therefore  we 
admit  only  of  that,  which  tends  to  nourish  and  preserve  con- 
cord, and  unity,  and  to  keep  all  men  in  obedience  to  God. 
For  this jiur pose,  e.>wComniunicalion  or  church  discipline  i.s  re 
qui.site,  witli  the  several  ciicurastaiices  belonging  Hit,  ar. 
cording  to  the  word  of  God.. 


CONFESSION  OP  FAITH.       553^ 

XXXIII.  Of  the  sacraments. 
We  believe,  that  our  gracious  God,  ou  account  of  our 
weakness  and  inHiiuities,  hath  ordp.ir.ed  the  sacraments  for 
us,  therchy  to  seal  unto  us  his  promise;*,  and  to  be  pledges  of 
the  good  will  and  grace  of  G<xl  toward  us,  and  also  to  nour- 
isli  and  stren2:then  our  faith  ;  wiiich  he  liath  joined  to  the 
trord  of  tlie  gospel,  the  better  to  present  to  our  senses,  both 
that,  which  he  signilies  to  us  by  his  word,  and  tliat  which  hn 
works  inwardly  in  cur  hearts,  thereby  assuring  and  confirm- 
ing in  us  tiie  salvation  which  he  imparts  to  us.  For  they 
are  visible  signs  arid  seals  of  an  inward  and  invisible  thing, 
by  means  whereof,  God  worketh  in  us  by  the  power  of  tho 
Holy  Ghost.  Therefore  tlie  signs  are  not  in  vain  or  insigni- 
ficant, so  as  to  deceive  us.  For  Jesus  Ciuist  is  the  true  ob- 
ject presented  by  them,  without  wliom  they  would  be  of  no 
rnonient.  Moreover,  we  are  satisiied  with  the  number  of 
sacraments  wliich  C-hrist  our  Lord  hath  instituted,  whicli 
are  two  only,  namely,  the  sacrament  of  baptism,  and  the 
iioly  supper  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

XXXIV.  Of  koly  baptism. 
We  believe  and  confess  that  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the  end 
of  tlie  law,  hath  nrade  an  end,  by  the  shedding  of  his  blood, 
of  all  other  sheddings  of  blood,  which  men  could  or  would 
make  as  a  propitiation  or  satisfaction  for  sin  :  and  that  he, 
having  abolished  circumcision,  which  was  done  with  blood, 
hath  instituted  the  s:icrament  of  baptism  instead  thereof  ;  by 
which  we  are  received  into  the  church  of  God,  and  separated 
fi'om  all  other  people  and  strange  religions,  tliat  we  may 
wholly  belong:  to  him,  whose  ensign  and  banner  we  bear  : 
And  serves  as  a  testimony  unto  us,  that  he  will  forever  be  cur 
gracious  God  and  Father.  Therefore  lie  has  commanded  all 
thcsp,  Avho  are  his,  to  be  baptised  with  pure  water,  **  in  the 
name  of  tiie  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  tiie  Holy  Ghost :" 
Tiiereby  signifying  to  us,  tliat  as  water  washeth  away  the 
tilth  of  the  body,  when  poured  upon  it,  and  is  seen  on  the  bo- 
dy of  the  baptised,  when  sprinkled  upon  him;  so  dotii  the 
})lood  of  Christ,  by  tlie  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  internally 
sprinkle  tlie  soul,  cleanse  it  from  its  sins,  and  regenerate  us 
from  cliildren  of  wnith,  unto  childreu  of  God.  iNot  that  thi.s 
is  effected  by  the  external  water,  but  by  the  sprinkling  oitlie 
precious  blood  of  the  Son  of  God  ;  who  is  our  red  sea,  thro^ 
whicli  we  must  pass,  to  es'-ape  tiie  tyranny  of  Pliaraoh,  that 
is,  the  devil,  and  to  enter  hito  the  spiritual  land  of  Canaan. 
Therefore  the  ministers,  on  their  part,  administer  the  sacra- 
m^nt,  ^nl  IhatT^'hich  i-M'Isii>le,  but  our  Lord  ^iveth  thai 


>:>4       CONFESSION  OP  FAITH. 

vfliich  is  signified  bv  the  sacrament,  namely,  the  gifts  aud  it 
visible  grace  ;  washing,  cleansing  and  piirglng  our  souh  ofaU 
filth  and  unrighteousiiess  ;  renewing  our  hearts,  and  tillinp, 
tJiem  witii  all  comtbrt ;  giving  unto  us  a  true  a5.surance  of  his 
fatiicrly  goodness  ;  putting  on  us  tlie  new  man,  and  putting 
•fr  tlie  old  man  witli  all  his  deeds : — Therefore  we  believe, 
tiiat  vvi^ry  man,  who  is  earnestly  studiou?  of  obtiiining  life 
eternal,  ought  to  be  but  once  baptised  with  this  only  bap- 
tism, Avithout  ever  repeating  the  same :  since  Ave  cannot  be 
born  twice.  Neither  doth  this  baptism  only  avail  uf,  at  the 
time  when  the  water  is  poured  upon  us,  aiul  received  by 
U3,  but  also  tlirough  the  whole  coivi'se  of  our  life  ;  therefore 
we  detest  the  error  of  the  anabaptists,  who  are  net  content 
witii  the  one  only  baptism  they  have  once  received,  and 
moreover  condentn  the  bn|)tjsjn  of  tlic  infants  of  believers, 
whom  we  believe  wight  to  be  baptised  and  scaled  with 
the  sign  of  the  covenant,  as  the  children  in  Israel  formerly 
were  circumcised,  upon  t!ie  same  proini.-CF,  wliidi  are  made 
unto  our  ciiildren.  iVnd  indeed  Clirist  sijed  his  blood  no 
less  fop  the  washing  of  the  children  of  tlic  faithful,  than  for 
adult  persons ;  and  therefore  they  ought  to  receive  the  sign 
aiid  sacrament  of  that,  Avhich  Christ  hatii  done  for  tiiem  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  in  tlie  law,  tliat  tliey  should  be 
made  pirtakers  of  the  sacrament  of  Christ's  suffering  and 
deatli,  shortly  after  tliey  were  born,  by  offering  for  them  a 
T.iiub,  which  wns  a  sacrament  of  Je-;us  Christ.  Moreover, 
hat  circumcision  was  to  tlie  Jews,  tliat  baptism  is  to  our 
i;ildren.  And  for  this  reason  Paul  calls  baptism  the  cir- 
t:amcisio!i  of  Clirist. 

XXXV.  Of  the  Jwly  supper  of  our  Ijord  Jesus  Christ, 
We  believe  and  confess,  that  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ  did 
ordain  and  institute  the  sacrament  of  the  holy  supppr,  to 
uourish  and  support  tho?e  whom  he  hatii  already  regenerat 
ed  and  incorporated  into  his  f\\mily,  which  is  his  church. — 
Now  those,  who  are  regenerated,  have  in  them  a  two-fold 
iife,  the  one  corporal  and  ttnupoml,  which  they  have  from 
the  Hrst  birth,  and  is  connnon  to  all  men  :  the  other  spiritual 
and  heaverdy,  wiiich  is  given  them  in  tlieir  second  birth, 
whicli  is  effected  by  the  word  of  the  gospel,  in  the  couimu- 
nion  of  tlie  body  of  CInist ;  and  this  life  is  not  common,  but 
is  peculiar  to  God'.;  eled.  In  like  mann.^r  God  hath  given 
iLs,  for  tlie  support  of  the  bodily  and  earthly  life,  earthlj 
an<l  common  bread,  which  is  subservit;nt  thereto,  and  ig 
common  to  all  men,  even  as  lifp-  itself.  But  for  the  support 
of  tlie  spiritual  and  heavenly  li/e,  wliich  believers  have^  he 


CONFESSION  OF  FAITH.       bob 

li«tii  sent  a  livins:  bread,  wlilili  descended  from  heaven, 
namely,  Jesus  Cliii.-l,  who  nouiishci  and  ttreng:theiis  the 
spiritual  life  of  believers,  when  they  eat  him,  that  is  to  siiy, 
when  they  apply  and  receive  him  by  faitii  in  the  spirit. — 
Ciirist,  that  Ijc  might  represent  unto  us  this  spiritual  and 
heavenly  bread,  hath  instituted  an  earthly  and  visible  bread, 
a.s  a  sacrament  of  his  body,  and  wine  as  a  sacrament  of  his 
blood,  to  testify  by  them  unto  us,  that,  as  certainly  as  we 
receive  and  hold  this  sacraincut  in  our  hands,  and  eat  an«l 
drink  the  same  with  our  mouths,  by  which  our  life  is  aftev 
wards  nourished,  we  also  do  as  certainly  receive  by  faith 
(which  is  tlie  hand  and  mouth  of  our  soul)  the  true  body 
and  blood  of  Chri:t  our  only  Saviour  in  oar  souls,  for  thr; 
support  of  our  spiritual  life.  Tvow,  as  it  is  certain  and  be- 
yond ail  doubt,  that  Jesus  Christ  hath  not  enjoined  to  us  the 
use  of  his  sacraments  in  vain,  so  he  \rorks  in  us  all  that  he 
represents  to  us  by  these  holy  signs,  though  tlie  manner  sur- 
passes our  understanding,  and  canaot  be  comprehended  by 
uf,  as  the  operations  of  the  Holy  Ghost  are  hidden  and  in- 
comprehensible. In  the  mean  time  we  err  not,  when  we 
say,  that  what  is  eaten  and  drunk  by  us  is  the  proper  and 
natural  body,  and  the  proper  blood  of  Christ.  But  the  man- 
ner of  our  partaking  of  the  same,  is  not  by  tlie  mouth,  but 
by  the  spirit  through  faith.  Thus  then,  though  Christ  al- 
ways sitjj  at  the  right  hand  of  his  P'ather  in  the  h.eavens,  yet 
dotli  he  not  therefore  cease  to  make  us  partakers  of  himself 
by  faith.  T\us  fea^-t  i.s  a  spiritual  table,  at  which  Clu-ist 
Communicates  himself  with  all  his  benefits  to  us,  and  give? 
us  there  to  enjoy  botii  himself,  and  the  merits  of  his  suffer- 
ings and  death,  nourisliing,  strengthening  and  comforting  our 
poor  comfortless  souls,  by  the  eating  of  his  llesh,  quickening 
and  reireshing  them  by  tiie  drinking  of  his  blood.  Further^ 
though  the  sacraments  are  connerted  with  tlie  thing  rigni- 
lied,  nevertheless  bcth  are  not  received  by  all  nK.*n  :  the  un- 
godly indeed  receives  tlie  sacrament  to  his  condenmation, 
but  he  doth  not  receive  the  truth  of  the  sacrament.  Ac 
Judas  and  Simon  the  sorcerer,  both  indeed  received  the  sa 
crjment,  but  not  Christ,  who  wat  signilied  by  it,  of  whom 
believers  only  are  made  partakers.  Lastly,  we  receive  thi>' 
lioly  sacrament  in  the  assembly  of  the  people  of  God,  with 
humility  and  reverence,  keeping  up  iiiiioiigst  us  a  holy  re 
membrance  of  the  death  of  Cluri.<t  our  Saviour,  with  thanks- 
giving :  making  there  confession  of  our  faith,  and  of  the  chris- 
ian  religion.  I'Jierefore  no  one  ought  to  come  to  this  ta- 
^•le,  without  having  previoiisly  rightly  examined  himself  j 
"«t  by  eating  oT  thh  bread  and  drinking  of  this  cup,  he  ett^ 


556      CONFESSION  OP  FAITH. 

and  drink  jiidgrnent  to  himself.  In  a  word,  we  are  excited 
by  the  use  oflhi.s  holy  sacrament,  to  a  fervent  love  towards 
God,  and  our  neighbour.  Therefore  we  reject  all  mixtures 
and  damnable  inventions,  which  men  have  added  unto,  and 
blended  with  the  sacraments,  as  profanations  of  them  :  and 
afiirm  tliat  we  ou^ht  to  rest  satisMed  with  the  ordinance, 
which  Ciirist  and  his  apostles  have  taught  n?,  and  that  v*c 
must  speak  of  them  in  the  same  manner  as  they  have  zpoken. 

XXXVI.     Of  Magistrates. 

We  believe  tliat  our  gracious  God,  because  of  the  depravi- 
ty of  mankhid,  hath  appointed  kings,  princes  and  magistrates, 
willing  that  the  world  sliould  be  governed  by  certain  laws  and 
policies  ;  to  the  end  that  the  dissoluteness  of  men  niigiit  be 
restrained,  and  all  things  cairied  on  among  them  with  good 
order  and  decency.  For  this  purjjose  he  hath  invested  the 
magistracy  with  tlie  sword,  for  the  punishment  of  evil  doers^ 
and  for  the  protection  of  them  that  do  well.  And  their  oilice 
is,  not  only  to  iiave  regard  unto,  and  watch  fortlie  welfare 
of  tlie  civil  state  ;  but  also  that  they  protect  the  sacred  min- 
istry ;  and  thus  may  remove  and  prevent  all  idolatry  and 
faLe  worship  ;  that  the  kingdom  of  antichrist  may  be  thus 
destroyed,  and  tiie  kingdom  of  Clirist  promoted.  They  must 
therefore  countenance  the  preaching  of  the  word  of  the  gos- 
pel every  where,  that  God  may  be  honoured  and  woi-sliipjied 
by  every  one,  as  he  commands  in  his  word.  Moreover,  it  is 
tiu;  bounden  duty  of  every  one,  of  wiiat  state,  quality  or  con- 
dition soever  he  may  be,  to  subject  himself  to  the  magis- 
trates ,•  to  pay  tribute,  to  show  due  honour  and  respect  to 
them,  and  to  obey  them  in  all  things  which  are  not  repug- 
nant to  the  word  of  God  ;  to  supplicate  for  them  in  their 
prayers,  tliat  God  may  rule  and  guide  them  in  all  their  ways, 
and  that  we  may  lead  a  quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all  god- 
liness and  honesty.  Wherefore  we  detect  tlie  anabaptists 
and  other  seditious  people,  and  in  general  all  those,  wlio  re- 
ject the  lilgher  iK)wcrs  and  magistrates,  and  would  subvert 
jjistice,  introduc*'  a  community  of  goods,  and  conTmnid  that 
decency  and  good  ordei",  wliich  God  iiath  established  among 
men. 

XXXVII.  Of  the  last  judgment. 

Finally  we  believe,  according  to  the  word  of  God,  when 
the  time  api>oin1cd  by  the  l^ord  (which  is  unknown  to  all 
Aireatures)  is  com*;,  and  the  number  of  the  elect  complete, 
that  our  Lcrd  Jesus  Christ  will  come  from  heaven,  corpo- 
rji^y  and  visibly,  lus  he  ascended,  with  gieat  glory  and  m^^- 


CONFESSION  OP  FAITH.       5bl 

jesty  to  declare  liimself  judge  of  the  quick  and  tlie  dead  ; 
burning  this  old  world  witli  ti'  e  and  flame,  to  cleanse  it. 
And  then  all  men  will  personally  appear  before  this  great 
judge,  both  men  and  women  and  cliildren,  that  have  been 
from  the  beginning  of  the  world  to  the  end  thereof,  being 
summoned  by  the  voice  of  the  archangel,  and  by  tlie  sound 
of  ihe  trumpet  of  God.  For  all  tlie  dead  shall  be  raised  out 
of  tlie  eartli,  and  their  souls  joined  and  united  with  their 
proper  bodies,  in  wliich  they  formerly  lived.  As  for  those, 
who  shall  then  be  living,  they  shall  not  die  as  the  others, 
but  be  changed  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  and  from  corrupt- 
ible, become  incorruptible.  Then  the  books  (that  is  to  say 
the  consciences)  shall  be  opened,  and  the  dead  judged  accord- 
ing to  what  they  shall  have  done  in  this  ^70rld,  whether  it 
be  good  or  evil.  Nay,  all  men  shall  give  an  account  of  eve- 
ry  idle  word  they  have  spoken,  which  the  world  only 
*'ounts  amusement  and  jett :  and  then  the  s-ecrets  and  hypoc- 
1  isy  of  men  shall  be  disclosed  and  laid  open  before  all.  And 
therefore  the  consideration  of  this  judgment,  is  justly  terri- 
hie  and  dreadful  to  the  wicked  and  ungodiy,  but  most  desira- 
ble and  comfortable  to  the  righteous  and  the  elect:  because 
then  their  full  deliverance  shall  be  perfected,  and  there 
they  shall  receive  the  fruits  of  their  labour  and  trouble, 
which  they  have  borne.  Their  innocence  shall  be  known 
to  all,  and  they  shall  see  the  terrible  vengeance  which  God 
shall  execute  on  the  wicked,  who  most  cruelly  persecuted, 
oppressed  and  tormented  them  in  this  world  ;  and  who  shall 
be  convicted  by  the  testimony  of  their  own  consciences, 
suid  being  immortal,  shall  be  tormented  in  tliat  everlasting 
fire,  wiiich  is  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels.  But  on 
tfie  contrary  the  faitliful  and  elect  shall  be  crowned  witU 
glory  and  honour ;  and  the  Son  of  God  will  confess  their 
r.amcs  before  God  liis  Father,  and  hi«  elect  angels ;  all  tears 
shall  be  wiped  from  their  eyes ;  and  their  cause,  which  k 
now  condemned  by  many  judges  and  magistrates,  as  liereti- 
♦  H.l  and  impious,  w  ill  then  be  known  to  be  the  cause  of  the 
>on  of  God.  And  for  a  gracious  reward,  the  Lord  will  cause 
them  to  po?sess  puch  a  glory,  as  never  entered  into  the  heart 
cunan  to  conceive.  Therefore  we  expect  that  great  day  with 
'  most  ardent  desire,  to  tlie  end  that  we  may  fully  eryoy  the 
vromi>:es  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  Jmtn. 
JE\  en  £0,  come  Lord  Jesu?.  Rev.  xxii.  20. 


THE  LI TURGl 

OF  THE  REFORMED  DUTCH  CnURCil ; 

OR,    THE    FORMS    USED    THEREIN. 

I.  Of  Pnhlic  Prayer. — 1 1.  Of  the.  Jdmin'siration  of  the  Holjj 
Sacraments, — III.  Of  ike  Kxtrdse  of  Church  Discipline, 
IV.  Of  the  Ordination  of  Church  OJficcr.i.—\\  Of  the 
Celebration  of  Marriage. — \L  Of  Confortiyig  Uie  i^ick. 

Christian  Prayers  to  he  used  in  the  Assnmbly  of  the  Faithful f 

and  on  other  occasions. 

A  Prayer  on  the  Lord''s  Day,  hffore  Srrnwn. 

O  ETERNAL  God,  and  mo^t  merciful  Father,  wc  liiun- 
bly  prostrate  ourselves  before  thy  hijrh  mnjesty,  against 
whicli  we  have  so  often  and  grievously  o^ended  ;  and  ac- 
lfno\vled<?;c,  if  thou  shouldst  enter  into  judgment  with  us, 
that  we  have  desei-ved  nothing  hut  eternal  death  :  for  be- 
sides that  we  all  are  by  original  sin,  unriean  in  thy  sight  and 
children  of  wrath,  conceivrd  in  sin  and  brought  forth  in  ini- 
quity, whereby  all  manner  of  evil  lusts,  striving  agiin^t  thee 
and  our  neighbour,  dwell  within  us  ;  we  have  also  indeed, 
frequently  and  without  end,  transgressed  thy  precepts,  neg- 
iortcd  wiiat  thou  hast  commanded  us,  and  done  what  thou 
ha>t  expressly  forbidden  us.  AV^e  have  strayed  like  slieep, 
and  have  greatly  offended  against  tliee,  which  we  a^'knowl- 
edge,  and  are  heartily  sorry  for ;  nay  we  confess  to  our 
shame,  and  to  the  praise  of  thy  raeny  towarJs  us,  t!i:it  our 
«ins  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  our  liead,  ami  that  we  are 
indebted  ten  thousand  talents,  but  not  able  to  pay.  AV  here- 
fore  we  are  not  wortliy  to  be  called  thy  ciiildren ;  nor  to 
lift  up  our  eyes  towards  Heaven,  to  pour  out  our  i>rayeri 
))fcrore  thee.  Nevertliedefs,  O  Lord  (iod,  and  merciful  Kiilh- 
er,  knowing  that  thou  dost  not  desire  the  death  of  a  sinner, 
but  that  he  may  turn  from  his  wickednrss  and  live  ;  nnd  that 
thy  mercy  is  infinite,  which  thou  showest  unto  tho.^e,  who  re- 
turn to  thee  ;  we  heartily  call  upon  tl>ee,  trusting  in  our  Me- 
diator Jesus  Christ,  who  is  that  J/amb  of  God,  that  taketh 
away  the  sins  of  the  world,  and  we  bes^'ccli  Ihec,  to  com- 
miserate our  infirmity,  forgiving  us  all  our  sins  for  Chrisfs 
:  ake.  Wash  us  in  the  pure  fountain  of  his  blood,  tliat  wf 
/)iay  become  clean  and  white  as  snow.  Cover  our  naked- 
nrss  with  his  innocence  and  righteousuesa,  for  the  gl^ry  of 
•Iiy  name's  pake     clear  our  understanding  of  all  bliudirCFS, 


LITURGY.  55» 

»c  •  ^"  '-  -'^  of  all  hardness  aad  pride.     Op?n  the  mouth 
it  present,  aod  reyienha  ..in  vrilh  thy  wisdom 
.  .  tir^.t  fic  TTt^y  purely  z.tA  cooSdently  set  fortii 
•  .r  lie?al;,  tiiat  Tre  miy  bear,  uu- 

^  ;.?  :  write  txiy  laws   aroordia^  U> 

t„;  ,.,.„:      ...    ....  -  of  our  hearlf,  and  slrfii^then  us 

to  aeugoi  ami  w.ik  in  uie  sioie,  to  tae  praise  2.Qd  glory  of  thy 
najie,  aad  to  tiie  edificalioa  of  ttjy  caurcb.  U  gracJoai 
Fiitier.  we  ask  for,  aod  desire  all  these  ttiio^  in  tae  oame 
of  Je^uf  Chrifct,  who  hatii  taught  us  thus  to  pray — Our 


A  Prayer  on  iJic  Lord's  Do}.\,  cflzr  ScrmorL 

ALAHGHTV  and  merciful  God,  we  ackoowiedze  in  asr- 
selves,  and  confess  b'  fore  thee,  as  the  tnatD  is,  tiiat 
we  are  not  worthy  to  lift  up  our  eyes  tow  ird?  faeaveu.  aud 
to  present  oar  prayers  before  thee,  if  thou  >bouidst  respect 
our  ment*  and  worthiness  :  for  our  consciences-  accuse  uf, 
and  cur  jnns  be^T  witoefs  zjainrt  us  ;  we  iko  know,  that 
tiiou  art  a  righteous  7udg;e,  puni*liing  the  sim  of  those,  woo 
tr  ii?g  ess  thy  coannandnceDts.  But,  O  l>r>rd,  smce  xhm  bast 
<x>iaiDanded  us  to  call  upon  thee  in  all  times  of  fiec?*sity,  aad 
hast  <rf  tiiiae  ioetfinle  mercy  promised  to  hear  our  prayers, 
Dot  because  ol"  our  merits  (waida  are  oooe ;  tmt  for  ttse  mer- 
its of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  wliom  ttini  hart  "i^ioted  to 
be  our  Mediator  and  Advocate:  w,  r.-ate  all 

otner  help,    and  take  ojr  reijzf' to  tr 

EsppcLiUy,    O  Lord,   be-iues  the  i.. .  .„    -   be:^6t5, 

wiiica  liiou  sho^estto  ili  mankind  in  general  on  tarth,  tiion 
ha^t  io  parlkuh.r  He=tow^  ii5?»!'jio*d  f-«'vo'?'«  on  u=,  which  we 

:.    :  ,  :ijt 

fti  iiiv  ifiiUi,  aod  lu  u*e  kuot^icdgc  of  tiiy  rioiy  ijo?pcl.  On 

the  conLrarj',  we  have  by  our  ingratitude  been  regardless  of 

tay  beoei^ts,  we  have  departed  from  thee,  and  hare 

r  J  our  o»  n  device,  not   ftcniourinz  thee,  as  was  our 

rA  djty  to  do      T..U5  have  we,  O  Lord,   grie^oasly 

s;:.:itd,  -^oG  Jed  thee^   and  c^n  expect  Dotisini: 

trlre  t  -an  e'  :a  aud  da.nnalioii,  if  thou  fhoullst 

deal  wil:i  u-    ..^-^>.^,u_  lo  our  deiert=.     Vca  we  also  per- 

ceiv«-.  O  Lc»;\i,  hy  the  caistiseui^^nt,  wtiicl]  thou  daily  art  in- 

fi"t  \'n\  V)  i-    :.,at  thou  art  --:*!'    i-  p!    .--,«  ^\\\\  ui.     For 

•i=t    t^jou  il  ciuec, 

:e«  Lhine  hi.  ,  lo  pauxsii 


560  LITURGY. 

US.  But  (lioiiirh  liioii  didst  punish  us  more  severely  than 
ihou  hast  hitherto  done,  nay,  though  all  the  plagues  fell 
upon  us,  wherewith  thou  didst  visit  llie  i-ins  of  thy  people 
Israel,  we  must  still  confess  that  thou  wouldst  do  us  no  injus- 
tice. But,  O  Lord,  thou  art  our  God,  and  we  are  but  dust 
and  ashes  :  Thou  art  our  Creator,  and  we  are  thy  handy 
work  :  thou  art  our  Shepherd,  and  we  are  thy  sheep :  thou 
art  our  Redeemer,  and  we  are  tho.«e  whom  thou  hast  re- 
deemed. Thou  art  our  Father,  and  we  are  tliy  children  and 
heirs.  Therefore  do  not  punish  us  in  thine  ano;er,  but  chas 
tise  us  mercifully,  and  preserve  that  work,  which  thou  hast 
cf  thy  mercy  begun  in  us,  that  tlie  whole  world  may  know 
and  acknowledge  thee  to  be  our  God  and  Saviour.  Thy 
people  Israel  frequently  offended  thee,  and  thou  didst  justly 
punisli  them  ;  but  as  oft  as  they  turned  themselves  again  to 
thee,  thou  didst  always  mercifully  receive  them  into  favour. 
And  thouo;li  tiieir  sins  and  transjrressions  were  ever  so  great, 
thou  did:5t  always  avert  thy  wratJj  aud  punishment  prepared 
for  them,  by  reason  of  the  covenant  which  Ihou  hadst  made 
^ith  thy  servants,  Al)raham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob  ;  so  that  thou 
never  hast  refused  to  hear  the  prayer?  of  thy  people.  And 
•we  have  of  tiiy  mercy  even  that  same  covenant,  which  thon 
hast  erected  in  the  hand  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Mediator,  be- 
t^veen  thee  and  all  believers  :  nay.  it  is  now  irore  glorious 
and  efficacious,  since  Ciirist  hath  ratified  and  coniirmed  the 
same  by  his  holy  suffering;  and  death,  and  entrance  into  \m 
glory.  Therefore,  O  Lord,  forsaking  ourselves,  and  all  hu- 
man assistance,  we  fiy  for  succour  to  this  blr?sir>d  covenant  o{ 
grace,  by  means  whereof  our  Lord  Jesus  Clirist  (having  of- 
fered his  body  once  on  the  cross  as  a  perfect  sJcriHcc  for  us'; 
halii  reconciled  us  with  thee  forever.  Therefore,  O  Lord, 
look  upon  tlie  face  of  thine  anointed,  and  not  on  our  sins, 
tiiat  thine  anger  may  be  apj)eased  by  his  intercession.  Aud 
f  uuse  thy  face  to  shine  on  us  to  our  joy  and  salvation.  Take 
U3  henceforth  into  tliy  holy  guidance  and  protection,  and 
govern  us  by  ti)y  iioiy  Spirit,  who,  daily  more  and  more 
iiiorlifying  our  llesh  with  all  its  IusIf,  renews  us  to  a  better 
life,  and  produccc*  in  us  fruits  of  true  faith,  that  hereby  thy 
name  may  be  glorilied  and  praised  to  all  eternity,  end  that 
V  e  d  >spising  all  tran.^itory  tfjings  nray  with  an  ardent  derire 
tix  our  thoughts  only  on  things  heavenly. 

And  in  as  much  a*?  it  is  thy  pleasure  tiiat  we  should  pray 
for  all  Fnaukind,  w^e  beseech  lhe»*,  to  extend  thy  blessings  on 
t!)e  doctrine  of  thy  Holy  Gospel,  that  it  maybe  preache<l 
j'ud  accepted  everywhere;  that  the  whole  world  maybe 
/lledwith  thy  saving  k dow ledge  ;  that  the  ignorant  may  be 


LITURGY.  561 

ttOfivcrtcd,  the  weak  strenslhened  ;  that  every  one,  not  onl^ 
in  word,  but  also  in  c'ecd,  ony  magnify  ^nd  sanctily  thy  iio- 
\y  name.  Send  forth,  for  this  end,  faithfu'  lahoiirers  in  thy 
liarvest. — And  al?o  replenish  them  witii  thy  grace,  tiial 
they  may  faithfully  serve  before  tiiee.  On  th:.'  contrary,  ut- 
terly destroy  all  f^lse  teachers,  ravenous  Tvolves,  and  hire- 
lings, who  seek  their  own  honour  and  advantage,  and  not  tiie 
glory  of  thy  holy  namQ,  nor  the  welfare  and  salvation  of 
souh.  Be  also  pleased  graciously  to  preserve  nnd  goverfi 
«iU  thy  christian  c'anrcaes  spread  over  the  face  of  the  earth, 
in  unity  of  true  faith,  and  in  godlmess  of  life,  t'aat  thy  king- 
dom may  d  lily  increase,  and  tnat  of  sat-in  be  destroyed,  till 
tiiy  kingdom  is  perfected,  when  thou  shalt  be  all  in  all. 

Particularly  we  pray  for  the?e  United  Stalt*s  of  America  ; 
li.eep  them  under  thy  holy  protection  ;  prosper  them  in  tiieir 
agriculture,  ramufactures,  commerce  and  literature  ;  and 
let  their  civil  and  religious  rights  be  preserved  inviolate  to 
the  latest  posterity. 

Bless  and  long  preserve  thy  servant,  the  President  of  the 
United  States.  Bless  the  Vice-President;  the  Sen  tte  and 
liouse  of  Reprec'^ntP.tives,  when  in  congress  assera'il»^d.  Bless 
all  placed  in  authority  throughout  the  states,  and  e-* pec i  illy 
in  tlie  state  wherein  we  reside  ;  the  Governor  of  the  state, 
the  Magistrates,  and  all  others  entrusted  with  power^i,  ei- 
ther legislative  or  executive. — P».eplenish  them  wi  h  all  thy 
grace  and  heavenly  gifts,  each  in  his  respective  c.iiliii^  ind 
state,  wherein  thou  hast  placed  him,  that  they  may  wisely 
govern,  and  strenuously  protect  the  people,  whom  thou  liast 
committed  to  their  care,  faithfully  defend  thy  worsiiip  and 
Tightly  administer  justice  :  preside  with  thy  holy  Spirit  ia 
their  assemblings,  that  in  all  cases  they  ma>  resolve  not  ling, 
but  what  is  good  and  hecoming,  and  let  the  laws  be  happily 
executed  ;  that  these  United  States  being  preserved  from  all 
enemies,  the  evil  doers  punished,  and  the  just  protected,  thy 
name  thereby  may  he  praised,  and  the  kingdom  of  the  King 
of  kins:?,  Christ  Jesus,  promoted  :  and  that  we  m\y  leid  a 
quiet  and  p?aceablt:  life  in  all  godliness  and  iionesty.  .More- 
over we  pray  for  our  brethren,  who  are  under  persecution  or 
tyranny  ;  comfort  thrm  with  thy  holy  Spirit  and  mercifully 
deliver  them  :  suffer  not  thy  church  wholly  to  be  destro)  ed, 
nor  tiie  remembrance  of  thy  name  to  be  abolished  from  the 
face  of  the  earth,  lest  the  enemies  of  thy  truth  triuniph  to 
the  dishonouring  and  blaspheming  of  thy  name.  But  ii  itis 
thy  divine  will,  tliatthe  snfTeringciiristi  \ns  should  die  for  the 
plory  of  tny  name,  and  by  their  deatii  witness  unto  the 
trutli,  comfort  them  in  their  bTafforin^s,  that  tliey,  consider-, 


i62  LITURGY. 

ing  tiiem  as  conjjng  from  thy  fatherly  hantl,  may  tiierefore, 

•  loing  tliy  will,remaiustedf^.st,  whether  in  life  or  death  ;  to 
ihy  glory  and  to  the  edification  of  thy  church,  and  to  tiieir 
f»alvaiion.  vVe  likewise  beseech  thee,  for  all  those,  whom 
ihoii  dohl  aflhct,  v.lth  poverty,  iinprifcnmcnt,  sickness  of  bo- 
dy, or  trouble  of  mind  ;  comfort  them  all,  O  Lord,  accord- 
ing to  their  geveral  neccs«itios.  Grant  llrat  their  chastise- 
ment ma}'  bring  them  to  tlie  knowledge  of  their  sin?,  aiid 
to  an  amendment  of  tlieir  lives. — fiive  them  also  firm  pa-i 
tience  ;  alleviate  thtir  suffering'^ ;  and  finally  deliver  them, 
that  the)  may  rejoice  in  thy  goodness  and  eternally  praise  thy 
name. 

And,  O  Lord,  take  us,  together  with  all  that  belongs  to, 
or  concerns  us,  in  thy  keeping.  Grant  that  we  may  live  in 
our  respective  callings  according  to  tliy  will,  and  bO  use  the 
gifts  wliich  we  receive  of  thy  ble^-sing,  that  they  may  not  im- 
pede, but  rather  further  us  to  life  etei  nal.  Strengthen  us  in 
all  i^nnptations,  that  we  striving  in  true  faith,  may  over- 
come, and  hereaftoi'  enjoy  with  Christ  life  eternal. 

We  ask  thee  for  all  these  things,  as  our  faithful  Lord,  and 
fjavioiir  Jesus  Christ  himself  hath  taught  us — Our  Fatiiek, 

Jftet'ivards  the  congregation  is  dismissed  nith  the  usual 
blessing. 

Receive  the  bkssiiig  of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee  :  The  Lord  make  his 
face  to  shine  upon  tliee,  and  be  gracious  unto  thee  ;  The 
Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  thee,  and  give  thee  peace. 

A  Prayer  before  the  explarMtion  of  the  Catechism. 

O  HEAVENLY  Father,  thy  word  is  perfect,  convert 
ing  the  soul,  a  sure  testimony,  making  wise  the  sim- 
■.)le.  enlightening  the  eyes  of  the  blind,  and  a  powerfjil  mean 

iTito  salvation,  for  all  tliose,  v.  ho  believe.  And  wiicreas 
.\c  are  not  only  blind  by  nature,  but  even  incapable  of  do- 
ing any  good  :  and  also  since  thou  wilt  help  none,  but  those, 
wlio  are  of  a  broken  and  contrite  heart ;  we  beseech  thee  to 
enlighten  our  understanding  with  thy  iioly  spiiit,  and  giv«* 
ws  a  meek  Iieart,  free  from  all  haughtiness  and  carnal  knowl- 
etlge,  that  we  may,  hearing  thy  word,  rightly  understand  it, 

md  regulate  our  life  accordingly  :  be  gracIou>^l7  pleased  to 

•  onvert  .'.ll  tkose.  w!io  still  si  ra}'  from  thy  truth,  that  wc 
.nay  togetht  r  with  then>,  unanimously  serve  thee  in  tnic  ho 
'■ncbs  and  riditeousncis  all  the  days  of  our  lifr. 


LITURGY.  503 

We  cr.ive  j^U  .these  thing?  for  Clirist's  sake,  M-ho  hath  thus 

taught  lis  to  pray  io  his  name,  and  promised  to  hear  us 

Our  F.vtuer,  <S:c. 


A  Prayer  after  the  explan'ition  of  the  Catechism. 

O  GRACIOUS  God,  and  raerciful  Father,  we  give  thee 
hearty  thanks  that  it  hath  pleased  thee,  not  only  to 
take  us,  but  also  our  little  children,  into  tliy  covenant,  which 
thou  hast  not  only  sealed  unto  tliem.  by  holy  bapti«-m,  but 
yet  daily  showest,  wiicn  thou  perfectest  thy  praise  out  of 
their  mouths,  thu<  to  cause  the  wise  of  the  world  to  blush  : 
we  beseech  tiiee.  increase  tliy  grace  in  them,  that  they  may 
always  grow  and  increase  in  Christ  thy  Son  ;  till  they  ac- 
quire tlieir  pejJect  manly  age  in  all  knowledge  and  righte- 
ousness. Give  n&  grace,  that  we  may  educate  them,  as  thou 
li'.ist  commanded  us,  in  thy  knowledge  and  fear,  that  by  their 
godliness  tiie  kingdom  of  satao  nray  be  destroyed,  and  the 
kingdom  of  Jesus  Christ  strengthened  in  this  and  other  con- 
gregation.^,  to  the  glory  of  thy  holy  name,  and  to  their  eter- 
wal  salvatioQ,  througii  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


A  Prayer  bfQre  Strmon  in  the  Week. 

HEAVENLY  Father,  eternal  and  merciful  God,  we  ac- 
knowledge and  confess  before  thy  divine  majesty,  that 
we  are  poor  miseraMe  sinners,  conceived  in  sin,  and  horn  in 
iniquity,  prone  to  all  evil,  unfit  for  any  good  ;  and  that  we,  !>j- 
our  sinful  life,  continually  transgress  t!iy  holy  command - 
mcnt: ,  whereby  we  provoke  thine  anger  against  us,  and  ac- 
cording to  thy  rJghteoiis  judgment,  expose  ourselves  unto 
ctern  \l  damnatioTj.  But,  O  liOrd,  we  repent  and  are  sorry 
t!iat  we  have  olTended  t!iee,  we  bewail  our  transgressions, 
beseeching  tlrat  thou  wilt  graciously  pity  our  mi-ery.  Havr^ 
compas.-ion  on  ns,  O  most  bounteous  God  and  Fatlier,  and 
forgive  us  all  our  sins,  for  that  holy  pr.s^ion  of  tljy  well  be 
loved  Son  Je«:us  Christ.  Grant  us  also  the  pace  of  thy  holy 
Spirit,  that  we  may  with  all  our  heart-  ?Uidy  to  know  our 
own  unrighteousness,  and  sincerely  abhor  oursclvea  :  that 
sin  m?.y  be  morlilied  In  us,  and  we  m.ay  be  raised  up  to  a  nc^ 
life  ;  that  we  may  bring  forth  genuine  fruits  of  holiness  and 
righteousness,  whic'i  through  Jesus  Christ  arc  acceptable  to 
thee.  Give  us  to  understand  tliy  holy  v.ord  according  to  thy 
divine  will,  that  we  may  learn  tliercby  to  put  our  whol** 
trust  in  thee  alone,  and  withdraw  it  from  all  ( ieature:s.  Thn^ 
p1;0  our  old  nr.n,  with  ^W  the  3ffec*io::s  thereof,  may  b** 


664  LITURGY. 

sfciil^  more  and  more  crucified,  and  that  v;e  n^ay  oflfer  up  •ur> 
selves  unto  theo  n  living-  sacrillco,  to  the  glory  of  thy  holy 
Danae,  and  to  the  editication  of  otn*  neighbours  ;  throuf^li  Je- 
sus Christ,  our  Lord,  avIio  hath  taught  and  commanded  us  to- 
piay — Ouu  I'ATiiEii,  &c. 

J  Prayer  after  Sernion  in  Vic  Week. 

LORD  God  Almi;:lity,  let  not  thy  holy  name  he  profaned' 
for  our  t;in?,  for  we  have  divers  ways  sinned  against  thee^ 
since  we  are  not  obedient  to  thy  lioly  word,  as  we  ought  to 
b€%  and  througii  ijrnoi  ance  and  murmuring  daily  stir  up  thine 
angei-  ag-inst  us :  wIk  refore  thou  dost  justly  punish  us  :  but 
O  Lord,  he  njindful  of  thy  great  mercy,  and  have  compassioa 
on  us.  Give  us  knowledge  of,  and  repentance  for  our  sin?, 
and  amendment  of  our  lives ;  strengthr-n  tJien)inister3  of  thy 
church,  that  they  may  faithfully  and  stedfastly  declare  tliy 
boiy  v.o'd  ;  and  t!>e  magistrates  or  thy  people,  that  they  may 
hiwv  the  sword  with  equity  and  prudence  ;  pre.^erve  us  froia 
ail  deceit  and  unf>athiulnei?s;  confound  all  evil,  and  subtle 
counsels  taken  againtit  thy  word  ;:vnd  ci.ujrcli.  O  Lord,  with- 
hold not  from  us  thy  spirit  anci  word,  but  grant  us  increase 
©r  faith ;  and  in  ili  trouble  and  adversity,  patience  and  con- 
stancy. Assist  thy  church,  deliver  \\e\'  fiom  all  atiliction^ 
dci-isicn  and  persecution.  Strei)ji,tiien  also  the  Aveak  and 
:soriOvvfu!  of  heart,  and  send  us  tijy  peace,  through  Jesu? 
Christ  our  Lord,  who  h';th  given  us  thi^  mv(-  promise  :  vtri- 
h),  vr,r''lij^  I sny  unto  2fni, 'ivftiitsoevtr  ye  s/uitlasko/the  Fatk- 
fr  hi  my  nami".^  he  will  give  it  you  ;  and  hath  commanded  u«; 
to  pr'oy — Our  Father,  t^c. 


J  Morning  Prayer. 

O  MERCIFUL  Father,  wc  thank  the«,  that  thcu  hast 
in  Klilh^uhleI^s  watched  over  us  the  night  p:ist,  and  we 
be.«  ech  thee  to  strengthen,  and  henceforth  jiuide  us  by  thy 
holy  Spirit,  thiit  we  inny  spend  this,  and  nil  the  days  of  our 
Vives,  in  all  righteousness  Mud  holiness,  and  that  whatsoever 
we  underUike,  we  may  always  riui  at  the  promoting  of  thy 
glory,  M\<\  expect  all  the  success  of  our  undertakings  from 
tii>  bountiful  hand  alone  :  and  lothc  end  tiiat  we  may  ob- 
tain this  n^ercy  of  .thee,  be  uleiised  (according  to  thy  prom- 
ise) to  forgive  all  our  sins,  tluough  the  holy  passion  and 
Uood  slirddi[)R;  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  for 
we  heartily  ri-pent  of  them.  Knlighten  also  our  hearts,  tliat 
we,  having  cast  ott*  all  works  of  darkness,  may  as  chili Ireu 
vf^  light  walk  m  a  n-^T  lif^:  in  all  2!'.*^ line?"'.     Bleo  alu©  th«^ 


LITURGY.  565 

jpreTCiiins  of  tliy  gosi)el.  Destroy  all  works  of  the  devil, 
strengthen  all  ministers  of  the  gospel,  and  magistrates  of 
thy  people.  Comfort  all  tliose  who  are  persecuted  and  af- 
I'licted  in  mind,  tlirough  Jesus  Christ  thy  beloved  Son,  who 
hath  promised  us,  that  thou  wilt  certainly  give  us,  wl\  \tso- 
ever  we  shall  ask  in  his  name,  and  therefore  hath  command- 
ed us  to  pray — Ouk  Father,  kc. 


Jn  Evening  Prayer . 

O  MERCIFUL  God,  eternal  light,  shining  in  darkness,, 
thou  who  dispellest  the  night  of  sin,  and  all  blindnesa 
of  heart,  since-  thou  hast  appointed  the  night  for  rest,  and 
the  day  for  labour ;  we  beseecii  tiiee,  grant  that  our  bodies 
may  rest  in  peace  and  quietness,  that  afterwards  they  may 
T)e  able  to  endure  the  labour  they  must  bear.  Temper  our 
sleep,  that  it  be  not  disorderly,  that  we  may  remain  spotless 
both  in  body  and  f^oul,  nay,  that  our  sleep  itself  may  be  to 
tiiy  glory.  Eidighten  the  eyes  of  our  understanding,  that 
we  may  not  sleep  in  death  ;  but  always  look  for  deliverance 
from  this  misery.  Defend  us  against  all  assaults  of  the 
devil,  and  take  us  into  thy  lioly  protection.  And  although 
we  have  not  passed  this  day,  without  having  groatly  sinned 
against  thee,  we  beseech  thee  to  hide  our  sins  with  thy  mer- 
cy as  tiiou  hidest  all  things  on  earth  with  the  darkness  of  the 
night,  tiiat  we  therefore  may  not  be  cast  out  from  thy  pres- 
ence. Relieve  and  comfort  all  those,  who  are  aHlicteJ  or 
distressed  in  mind,  body  or  estate,  througli  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  who  hath  taught  us  to  pray — Ouii  Father,  &c. 


A  Prayer  at  the  opening  of  the  Consistory. 

HEAVENLV  Father,  eternal  and  merciful  God,  It  hath 
pleased  thee  of  thy  infinii*-  wisdom  and  goodness  to 
gather  a  church  to  thyself  out  of  all  uations  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth,  by  the  preaching  of  the  holy  gospel,  and  to 
govern  tiie  same  by  the  service  of  men.  Tliou  hast  also 
graciously  called  us  up  to  this  office,  and  commanded  us  to 
take  hiicd  unto  ourselves  and  unto  the  flock,  which  Christ 
hath  l>ought  with  his  precious  blood. — Since  wa  are  at  tiiis 
present  assembled  in  t!iy  holy  name,  after  the  example  of 
the  apostolic  churches,  to  consult,  a^  our  ofilce  requhes, 
about  those  things  which  may  come  befoje  us,  for  the  wel- 
fare and  edification  of  thy  churches,  for  which  we  acknowl- 
edge ourselves  to  be  unfit  and  incapable,  as  we  are  by  ni^.- 
ture  unable  of  ourselves  to  tliink  .my  good,  mui!h  less  to 
imt  it  in  practice  ;  therefore,  we  i^stech  tiice^  O  fuiUifal- 
49 


6GG  LITUllGV. 

God  and  TutlKT,  that  tlioii  will;  1/e  i)'w;a-;f:d  io  Ik  present 
Hith  thy  lioly  spirit,  according  to  thy  promise,  in  tlie  midst 
of  our  present  assembly,  to  guide  us  in  all  truth.  Remove 
tVom  us  all  misapprehensions  and  unhccomincj-  desires  of  the 
flesh,  and  grant  that  tliy  holy  word  may  he  the  only  rule 
and  guide  of  all  our  consultations,  that  tlicy  may  tend  to 
the  gloiy  of  thy  irame,  and  to  the  edification  of  tliy  church, 
and  to  the  discharge  of  our  own  co?i:?d enc.es,  throu.iih  Jcijus 
Christ  thy  Son,  who  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  only 
true  God,  is  eternally  to  be  praised  and  magnified.     Amm. 


A  Prayer  at  the  close  of  the  Consistory. 

OLORD  God  and  heavenly  Father,  we  heartily  thanl 
tliee,  that  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  gather  a  church  tf> 
tiiysclf  in  this  part  of  the  world,  and  to  use  our  srrvicf; 
therein,  granting  us  the  privilege,  tliat  we  may  freely  and 
Tsritiiout  hindrance  preach  thy  holy  gospel,  and  exercise  all 
the  duties  of  godliness  :  moreover  we  thank  tl)ee,  tliat  thou 
now  hast  been  present  with  thy  holy  spirit  in  the  midst  of 
this  our  assembly,  directing  our  determinations  according  to 
thy  will,  uniting  our  hearts  in  umtual  peace  and  concord.— 
We  beseech  thee,  O  faithful  God  and  Father,  tliat  thou  wilt 
graciously  be  pleased  to  bless  our  intended  labour,  and  ef- 
fectually to  execute  thy  begun  work  :  always  gathci-ing  unto 
thyself  a  true  churcii,  and  preserving  the  same  in  the  pure 
doctrine,  and  in  the  right  use  of  thy  holy  sacraments,  and  in 
n  diligent  exercise  of  discipline.  On  the  contrary,  destroy 
all  evil  and  crafty  councils,  which  are  devised  against  thy 
v.ord  and  church.  Strengthen  also  all  the  ministers  of  thy 
churcli,  that  they  may  faithfully  and  stedfastly  declare  thy 
holy  word  :  and  the  magistrates  of  thy  people,  that  they  may 
bear  the  yword  with  righteousness  and  dij>crelion.  Particu- 
larly we  pray  for  those,  whom  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  put 
iuautliority  over  us,  both  those  of  higher  and  lower  dignity, 
and  especially  for  tiie  worshipful  magistrates  of  tliis  city. 
Grant  that  their  whole  government  may  be  thus  directed,  that 
the  King  of  all  kings  may  rub;  over  tliem  and  their  fellow-citi 
r.cns,  and  that  tlie  kingdom  of  the  devil  (which  is  a  kingdom 
of  scandal  and  reproach)  may,  daily,  more  and  more  be  de- 
stroyed and  brought  to  nought  by  them  as  ti\y  servants,  and 
that  we  may  lead  with  them  a  quiet  aiul  peaceable  life,  in 
all  godlinc-s  and  lionesty.  Hear  us,  O  (Jod  and  F''at!icr, 
through  .Ie> us  Chri^^t  thy  beloved  Son,  who  with  tliee  and 
the  }lo\y  Ghost,  the  only  and  trusGodj  is  et'iTiilK/  to  h- 
'n^j^CnlPcJ  and  nrri.ed.     Amrji. 


LITURGY.  567 

.'/  Prayer  alike,  mecling of  the  Deacons. 

MERCIFl 'L  God  ami  Father,  thoii  who  hast  not  onlf 
s>».ld  unto  us,  tliat  we  >:honld  always  have  the  poor 
with  u-%  but  tiast  aLo  cominandrd  that  they  sliould  be  assist- 
ed, an<J  for  that  end  hast  ordained  tlie  service  of  deacons  in 
tliy  church,  by  v.'honi  they  might  he  relieved.  As  we,  who 
are  Cc^iled  to  the  oflice  of  deacons  in  this  congregation,  are 
here  at  pre>ent  met  in  thy  iiaine,  to  consult  tooethor  con- 
cerning^ our  ministry,  therefore  we  humbly  beseech  ihee  for 
the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ,  that  thou  wilt  be  pleased  to  endue 
us  with  the  spirit  of  discretion,  to  the  end  tliat  we  may  right- 
ly discern,  whg  are  really  poor,  and  who  are  not  :  and  that 
■we  may  with  all  chee^fulne^:s  and  fidelity,  distribute  the  alms 
collected  by  us  to  every  one  according  to  his  necessity,  not 
leaving  tiie  indigent  members  of  thy  beloved  Son  comfort- 
less, neither  givin;T  to  those  who  are  not  in  want.  Kindle 
within  the  hearts  of  men  an  ardent  love  towards  the  poor, 
that  they  may  liberally  give  of  their  temporal  goods,  of 
whicli  thou  hast  made  them  stewards  :  and  tliat  we,  having; 
the  means  in  hand  to  assist  the  indigent,  may  faithfully, 
without  vexation,  and  with  a  free  heart,  perform  our  office. 
Grant  us  also  the  talents,  not  only  to  comfort  the  miserable 
with  the  external  gift,  but  also  with  the  holy  word.  And 
since  man  doth  not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every  word 
that  proceedeih  out  of  thy  mouth,  be  pleased  therefore  to 
ext6;nd  tliy  blessing  over  our  distributions,  and  increase  the 
bread  of  the  poor,  that  both  we  and  they  may  have  reason 
to  praise  and  thank  thee  :  expecting  the  blessed  coming  of 
thy  beloved  Son  Jesus  Christ,  who  became  poor  for  our 
saket',  to  make  us  rich  in  eternity.     Amen. 


Grace  Uforc  meat. 

Psalm  c\lv.  l.*),  16. — '*  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee, 
and  thou  givest  tiiem  their  meat  in  due  season.  Thou  open 
est  thine  hand,  and  satisfiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing/" 

ALMKiHTY  God,  tliou,  who  hast  created  all  thin^rs, 
and  dost  still  maintain  and  govern  them  by  thy  divine 
po-.v.r,  and  didst  feed  thy  people  Israel  in  the  wilderness* 
bliss  11.S  thy  poor  servants,  and  sanctify  these  tiiy  gifts,  whicli 
we  rrcelve  from  thy  bountiful  goodness,  that  we  may  temper- 
atel)'  and  holily  use  them  according  to  thy  will,  and  there 
by  acknowledge  that  thou  art  our  Fatiu.T  and  the  fountain 
of  all  good.  Grant  also  that  we  may  at  all  times  and  above 
all  things  ^cnk   for  that  spiritual   bread  of  thy  wor<;l.  witU 


568  LITURGY. 

^hicb  our  souls  ?ire  fed  to  life  eternal,  whlc])  thou  liast  pre 
yiredlbru^  )v  liie  holy  blood  of  thy  beloved  Son  Jesos 
Ciirist.     Amen.  -Our  Fatheu,  6zc. 

Also  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  admonishes  us  : 
Luke  xxi.  34,  35. — ^'  A.nd  take  heed  to  yoiir!ielve«,  lest  at 
-any  tiitie  your  hearts  be  over  cii.irged  witli  siirieiting,  and 
drunkenness,  and  cares  of  this  life,  and  so  that  day  come 
upon  you  unawaies  :  for  as  a  snare  sliall  it  come  oa  all 
them  that  dwell  on  the  face  of  tlie  whole  earth." 
Grace  nfler  meat. 

Thus  speaketh  the  Lord,  in  the  fifth  book  of  Mosr?,  chap. 
^nii.  10,  11. — *'  When  thou  hast  eaten  and  art  full,  then 
thou  shalt  bless  the  Lord  thy  God,  for  the  good  land  wiiich 
he  hath  given  thee.  Beware  that  thou  forget  not  the  Lord 
thy  God,  in  not  keeping  his  commandments  nnd  iiis  judg- 
ments, and  his  statutes  which  1  command  tliee  tiiis  day." 

OLORD  God.  and  heavenly  Father,  we  thank  thee 
for  all  thy  b?uefits,  which  we  witliout  intermission 
receive'  from  thy  bountiful  hand  ;  we  bless  thy  divine  will, 
for  ;.re>ervinj:  us  in  t.iis  mo;tal  life,  and  for  suppl ving  all 
our  want^  ;  biit  especially  for  our  reg<'ner  -lion  unto  the  hope 
of  a  better  life,  wiiicii  thou  hast  rev^»aled  unto  us  by  the 
^o-jpel.  We  beseech  thee,  merciful  God  and  Father,  not  to 
suffer  our  heai  is  to  be  fixed  on  these  eartlily  and  corruptible 
things ;  but  thnt  we  may  always  look  up  to  heaven,  expect- 
ing theuce  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  until  lie  appear  in  the 
clouds  ior  our  deliverance.     Amen. — Ouit  Fatuek,  &c. 

A  Prayer  for  sick  and  tempted  persons. 

OALMIGHTV,  eteniU,  righteous  God,  and  mercifd 
Fatlier,  Ihou  who  art  Lord  of  life  and  death,  and 
•without  whose  will,  uotiiing  is  done  in  heaven,  nor  in  earth, 
although  we  are  not  worthy  to  call  upon  thy  name,  nor  to 
ho.ie  til  it  thou  Wilt  hear  us,  when  we  consider  how  we  liive 
liirhc  'o  emnlo- -'d  our  time;  we  }>esetch  tliee.that  thou 
■wilt  be  pb''>s.  d  of  tiiy  mercy  to  look  upon  us  in  the  face  of 
Jesus  Christ,  v.  lio  has  taken  all  our  infirmities  on  hiiu.  V»'e 
ackiiovvledge  that  we  are  utterly  incapable  of  auv  good,  and 
pron^  to  all  evil,  wherefore  we  have  justly  merited  this 
puni>Imieul,  yea,  have  d^  starved  much  more.  But  Lord, 
thou  know»*st  t!iat  we  are  tin  poojile,  and  that  thou  art  our 
God  .  we  1)  ive  no  other  refuge  tlian  to  thy  mercy,  which 
.^hou  never  hast  withheld  from  any  one  who  turned  bi:p."»e!T" 


LITURGY.  509 

to  tliRC.  Tlierefore  we  beseech  thee  not  to  impute  our  sins  un- 
to us,  but  accouut  the  wisdom,  rigiiteou'^ness  and  holine-s  ot 
Jesus  Christ  to  us,  tliat  we  may  in  liiin  be  able  to  stand  be- 
fore thee.  Deli^■er  us  for  his  sake  from  these  sufferings, 
tliat  the  wicked  may  not  think  that  tliou  hast  forsaken  us. 
And  if  it  is  thy  pleasure  longer  thus  to  try  us,  give  us  strength 
and  patience  to  bear  all  sucli  according  to  thy  will,  and  lei 
it  all  tuin  according  to  thy  wisdom  to  our  profit.  Rather 
t  hastise  us  here,  than  hereafter,  to  be  lost  with  the  world. 
Grant  that  we  may  die  to  this  world,  and  all  earthly  things, 
•aad  that  wc  may  daily  more  and  more  be  renewed  after  the 
image  of  Jesus  Christ.  Suffer  us  not  to  be  separated  by  any 
means  from  thy  love  ;  but  draw  us  daily  nigher  and  nigher 
imio  thee,  that  we  may  enter  upon  the  end  of  our  calling 
with  joy,  that  is,  may  die,  rise  again,  and  live  with  Christ 
in  eternity.  We  al^o  believe  that  thou  wilt  hear  us  through 
•fc-us  Chri.*it,  who  hath  taught  us  to  pray — Our  Father,  &c. 
Strengtlien  us  also  in  the  true  faith,  wliich  we  believe  in 
o  ir  hearts  uud  profess  with  our  mouths. — 1  believe  in  God, 
i.e. 

Or  thus: 

ETERNAL  merciful  God  and  Father,  the  eternal  salva- 
tion of  the  living  and  the  everlasting  life  of  the  dying, 
seeing  that  thou  hast  death  and  life  in  tliy  hand  nlone,  and 
takest  such  care  of  us  continually,  that  neitlier  health  nor 
««'ickness,  nor  any  good  or  evil  can  befall  u?,  nay,  not  a  lialr 
cm  fall  from  our  head,  without  thy  will  :  and  since  thon 
dost  order  all  things  for  the  good  of  thy  people,  we  beseech 
thee,  grant  us  the  grace  of  thy  holy  spiiit,  to  t^acli  us  right- 
ly to  acknowledge  our  misery,  and  patiently  to  bear  thy 
chasteniugs,  whicli  we  have  deserved  ten  thousand  limes 
more  severe.  We  know  that  they  are  not  the  evidences  of 
thy  wrath,  but  of  thy  fatherly  love  towards  u:?,  that  we 
should  not  be  condemned  with  the  world. — O  Lord  increase 
our  faitli  in  thine  infinite  mercy,  that  we  may  be  more  and 
more  united  to  Christ,  as  members  to  thfir  spiritual  head, 
to  whom  thou  wilt  make  us  conform  in  «jufterin'^3  and  in  glo- 
ry. Lighten  the  cross,  so  tliat  our  weakness  nv\y  I)e  able  to 
be.ir  it.  We  submit  ourselves  entirely  to  thy  lioly  will,  whe- 
ther thou  art  pleased  to  continue  our  souls  longer  in  tiiesc 
tabcrnach  5,  or  take  them  into  eternal  life,  since  we  belong 
to  Christ,  HTid  ther*^fore  shall  not  perish.  We  would  willing 
ly  leave  tiiis  weak  body  in  hopes  of  a  blessed  restUTecticn, 
when  it  sIkiII  be  restored  to  us  much  more  gloriou'^.  Grant 
IS  to  e\'|X'i!(nce  the  blessed  comfort  of  the  remission  of  i>in?, 
i9>  • 


.%70  BAPTISM. 

and  of  justification  throagli  Christ,  that  Wf:  by  llmt  shield 
may  overcome  all  the  assaults  of  sataii.  May  his  innocent 
blood  wash  away  all  the  stviin,  and  uncleanness  of  our  sins, 
and  his  righteousness  answer  for  our  unri{];hteousnoss  in  thy 
last  jiid<^inent.  Ann  us  with  faitli  and  hope,  that  we  may 
not  he  ashamed  nor  confounded  by  tiie  terror  of  dcatli ;  but 
IV  len  our  bodily  eyes  are  closlnz  in  darkness,  may  the  eyp« 
of  our  souls  be  directed  towards  thee  ;  and  wlien  thou  shalt 
Iiave  deprived  us  of  the  use  of  our  tonf;ues,  may  our  hearts 
never  cease  to  call  upon  thee.  O  Lord,  we  commit  onr 
souls  into  thy  hands,  forsake  us  not  in  our  last  extremity, 
and  that  only  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  taught 
m  to  pray — Our  FATHEii,  &c. 


THE  FORM 

FOR  TIIE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  BAPTISJtf  TO 
INFANTS  OF  BELIEVERS. 

THE  principal  parts  of  the  doctrine  of  holy  baptism  are 
these  three :  F'hst.  Tliat  we  with  our  cliiidren  are 
conceived  and  born  in  sin,  an.l  therefore  are  children  of 
wrath,  in  so  much  that  we  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God,  except  we  are  born  again.  This,  the  dipi>ing  in.  or 
sprinkling  with  water  teaches  us,  whereby  the  impurity  of 
our  souls  is  signified,  and  we  admonished  to  loathe,  and 
humble  ourselves  before  God,  and  seek  for  our  purificatioa 
and  salvUion  without  ourr'elves. 

Secondli/.  Holy  baptism  witnesseth  and  scaletii  unto  m 
the  wasliing  away  of  sins  through  Jesus  Christ.  Therefore 
W(i  are  b::ptised  in  the  wimc  of  the  Father^  and  nf  ike  Son^ 
and  of  the  Holy  Gkost.  For  when  we  are  baptised  in  t lie 
name  of  the  Father,  God  the  Father  witnesseth  and  scah  th 
unto  us,  that  he  dotli  make  an  eternal  covenant  of  grace 
with  uc,  and  adopts  us  for  liis  children  and  lieirs,  and  there- 
fore will  provide  us  with  every  good  tiling,  and  avert  all 
evil,  or  turn  it  to  our  profit.  And  when  we  are  baptised  in 
<he  name  of  the  Son,  the  Son  sealelii  unto  r.^,  tliat  he  doth 
wash  us  in  iiis  blood  from  all  our  sins,  inccriK>rating  us  into 
the  fellowship  of  his  death  and  resinrection,  so  tiiat  wc  are 
freed  from  all  our  tin',  ;uk1  accounted  righteous  before  God. 
In  like  manner,  when  we  are  baptised  in  the  name  o^  the 
Holy  Ghost,  the  Holy  Ghost  assures  us,  by  this  holy  sacra- 
:iicDt,  that  lie  will  dwell  in  u?,  and  sanctify  its  to  be  meiu' 


BAPTISM,  hn 

"tiers  of  Cliiist,  applying  unto  us,  tliat  w'.iicli  wc  have  in 
-Christ,  namely,  the  washing  away  of  our  ?ins,  and  the  daily 
renv-^wing  of  our  livej,  till  we  sliali  finally  be  presented  witli- 
out  spot  or  wrinkle  among  the  assembly  of  the  elect  in  life 
eternil. 

Thirdly.  V/hereas  in  all  covenants,  there  arc  contained 
two  parts :  tlierefore  are  we  by  Gcd  through  baptism,  ad- 
monished of,  and  oblig:^'rl  unto  new  obedience,  namely,  that 
we  cleave  to  this  one  God,  Father,  Son,  aiid  H0I3' Ghost ; 
that  we  trust  in  iiim,  and  love  him  with  all  our  hearts,  with 
all  our  soul?,  with  all  our  mind,  and  with  all  our  strengtli ; 
that  we  forsake  the  world,  crucify  our  old  nature,  and  walk 
in  a  new  and  holy  life. 

And  if  we  somelimos  tl)roiTgh  weakness  fall  into  sin,  we 
must  not  tlierefore  despair  of  God*s  m^^rcy,  nor  continue  iu 
cin,  since  b.tptisra  is  a  seal  and  undoubted  testimony,  that 
we  liave  an  eternal  covenant  of  grare  wit'i  God. 

And  although  our  young  children  do  not  understand  these 
ihinj^s,  we  may  not  therefore  exclude  them  from  b iptism, 
for  as  they  are  witMout  their  knowledge,  partakers  of  the 
condemnation  in  Adam,  so  are  they  aijain  received  unto 
grace  in  Christ ;  as  God  speaketh  unto  Abraham  the  father 
of  all  the  faithful,  and  therefore  unto  us  and  our  children, 
den.  xvii,  7,  saying,  *'I  will  est  ihli^h  my  covenint  bet  veen 
me  and  thee,  and  tliy  seed  after  tliee,  iu  their  generations, 
for  an  everlasting  covenant:;  to  be  a  God  unto  thee,  and  to 
tliy  seed  after  thee.'*  This  also  the  Apostle  Peter  testifieth, 
Tvitli  tliese  words.  Acts  ii.  J9.  *'  For  the  promise  is  unto 
you,  and  to  your  children,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even 
as  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  «IiaLl  cdll."  Therefore  God 
foraierly  commanded  them  to  be  circumcised,  whicli  was  a 
geal  of  tlie  covenant,  and  of  the  righteousness  of  faith  :  and 
therefore  Christ  also  embraced  then,  laid  his  hands  upoa 
them  and  blessed  them  :  Mark,  chap.  x. 

Since  then  baptirm  is  come  in  the  place  of  circumcision, 
therefore  infants  are  to  be  baptised  as  heirs  of  the  kingdom 
of  God,  and  of  his  covenant.  And  parents  are  in  duty  bound, 
farther  to  instruct  their  ciiildren  herein,  when  they  sirall  ar- 
rive to  years  of  discretion.  That  therefore  tins  iioly  ordi- 
nance of  God,  may  be  administered  to  his  glory,,  to  our 
<^omfort,  and  to  the  edification  of  his  church,  let  us  call  Ui> 
on  his  lioly  name. 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  eternal  God,  we  beseech  tliec,  tiiat 
thou  wilt  be  i)leased  of  thine  infinite  mercy,  grirlous- 
'-y  to  look  upon  theee  children,  and  incorporate  tiiem  by  tliy 


572  BAPTISM. 

lioly  spirit  into  W^^y  Son  JesuF  Clirisf,  that  tliey  may  be  bu- 
ried with  him  into  his  death,  and  be  raised  with  liim  in 
newners  of  life ;  that  they  may  duly  follow  him,  joyfully 
bearing  their  cross,  and  cle.ivc  unto  him  in  true  fail  h,  firm 
hope,  and  ardent  love  :  that  thf  y  may,  with  a  comfortable 
senpe  of  thy  favour,  leave  tl)is  life,  which  is  nothing  hut  a 
conthnial  death,  and  at  the  last  day,  may  appear  without 
terror  before  the  judgment-seat  of  Christ  thy  Sou,  thiough 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
one  only  God,  lives  and  reigns  for  ever.     Amtn. 

An  Exhortation  to  the,  Parents,  and  those  who  come  rmth  them 
to  Baptism. 

BELOVED  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  you  have  heard 
that  baptism  is  an  ordinance  of  God,  to  seal  unto  us 
and  to  our  seed  hi?;  covenant,  tiierefore  it  must  be  u?«'(|  foi- 
^hat  end,  and  not  out  of  custom  or  superstition.  That  it 
may  then  be  manifest,  that  you  are  thus  minded,  you  are  to 
ansiver  sincerely  t»  these  questions. 

First.  AVhether  you  acknowledge,  that  although  our  chil- 
dren are  conceived  and  born  in  sin,  and  thenforc  are  .subject 
to  all  miseries,  yea,  to  condemnation  itself ;  yet  that  they 
nre  sanctified*  in  Christ,  and  therefore,  as  members  of  iiis 
church,  ouglit  to  be  baptised  p 

Secondl,y.  Whether  you  acknowledge  the  doctrine  wliich 
u  contained  in  the  old  and  new  testiment,  and  in  the  arti- 
cles of  the  chri.sti:!n  faith,  and  which  is  taught  here  in  this 
christian  church,  to  be  the  true  andf  perfect  doctrine  of  sal- 
vation ]' 

Thirdly.  "Wliether  you  promise  and  intend  to  see  these 
children,  when  come  to  the  years  of  discretion,  (whereof 
thou  art  either  parent  or  witness)  instructed  and  hrouj^lit  up 
ia  the  aforesaid  doctrine,  or  help  or  cause  them  to  be  in- 
structed therein,  to  the  utmost  of  your  power  ?  ylnsivcr. 
Yes. 

Then  the  minister  of  God^s  word,  in  bapti^inq;,  sh:dl  say, 
"!^i.  I  baptise  thee,  in  1  he  name  of  the  Father,  and  oi  the  l^ori, 
md  of  the  Holy  Ghost. — J  men. 

Thimks!p-vin^. 

A   LMIGHTY  God  and  merciful  Father,  we  thanV  and 
.>l\- praise  tliee,  that  tiiou  Inst  forgiven  us.  and  our  chil- 
dren, all  our  sins,  through  the  blood  of  thy  beloved  Sou  Jc- 
^  My  children,  I^zek.  in.  21.     Thy  nn^  holy,  I  Cor.  T.  11 
t  D — Volkomene — complete 


BAPTISM.  ;>«S 

-•i.'  CluifL,  and  reccrv'ed  u?  through  tliv  holy  jplrit,  asmpiii- 
j'TS  of  thy  only  begotten  »Son,  and  adopted  us  to  be  thy  chii 
a!-en,  and  sealed  and  confiniipd  the  same  unto  U3  by  holy 
bapti:<m  :  we  beseech  tliee,  throu'Th  the  same  Son  of  thy 
iove,  that  thou  wilt  be  plei^ed  always  to  govern  thet<: 
baptised  cliildren  by  thy  holy  Spirit,  thit  they  may  he  pi- 
ously and  reli^iou^jly  educated,  increase  and  ffrow  up  in  the 
Lord  Jesus  Ciirist,  tliat  they  then  auy  acknowledge  uiy  fath- 
erly c:oodnPss  and  mercy,  wliich  thou  liast  shown  to  tlieni 
and  us,  and  live  in  all  rij^hteousness,  under  our  only  Teach- 
f^r,  King  and  Hi^h  Priest,  Jesus  Ciirist ;  and  maiilully  lii^hl 
ajrainst,  and  overcome  sin,  the  devil  and  his  whole  dominion, 
to  tlie  end  that  they  m  »y  eternally  praise  and  iin;?;niry  thee, 
and  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  to::ether  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
the  one  ouly  true  God.     Amen. 


THE  FORM 

FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF    HOLY  BAPTISM 
TO  ADULT   PERSONS. 

HOWEVER  children  of  christian  parents  (although  they 
understand  not  this  mystery)  must  be  baptised  by  vir- 
tue of  the  covenant ;  yet  it  is  not  lawful  to  baptise  those 
who  are  come  to  years  of  discretion,  except  they  first  be  sen- 
sible of  their  sins,  and  make  confe-sion  both  of  their  repent- 
rjice  and  faith  in  Christ  :  for  this  cause  did  not  only  John 
Ihe  Baptist  preach  (according  to  the  command  of  God)  the 
Inptism  of  repentance,  and  baptised,  for  tiie  remission  of 
sins,  those  who  confessed  their  sins,  Marl'  1 .  and  Luke  :i 
But  oar  Lord  Jesus  Christ  also  commanded  his  disciples  to 
'w9:ich  all  nations,  and  then  to  baptise  thf^m,  in  th'^  n  .me  of 
the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  thr  Holy  Ghost,  Mat 
23.  Mai  k  16.  Adding  this  promise:  "  He  that  belicvetli 
and  is  baptised  shall  be  saved."  Accordino;  to  which  rule, 
the  Apostles,  as  appeareth  from  Acts  2,  lO.  and  10,  bap- 
tised none  who  were  of  years  of  discretion,  but  suith  who 
made  confe-siou  of  their  faith  and  repentance  ;  therefore  it 
ds  not  lawful  now-a-days,  to  baptise  any  other  adult  person?, 
than  ^uch  as  have  been  t  lu^ht  tlie  myst<'r:ps  of  holy  baj*- 
tism,  by  the  preacliing  of  the  gospel,  and  are  able  to  give 
an  account  of  their  faith  by  the  confession  of  the  mouth. — 
Since  therefore  you  N.  are  also  d»^sirou?  of  holy  biptism,  to 
•the  end,  it  may  be  to  you  a  aeil  of  your  ingrafting  into  the 
vlinrcli  of  God,  that  it  may  appear  tliat  }o«  do  not  only  r^ 


574  BAPTISM. 

ceive  the  chrj>ti.in  religion,  In  which  you  liave  been  private- 
ly instructed  by  us,  and  of  which  also  you  have  made  con- 
fession i:efore  us  ;  but  that  you  (through  the  grace  of  God; 
intend  and  purpose  to  lead  a  life  according;  to  the  same  j  you 
are  sincere!}^  to  ^ive  ansTver  before  God  and  his  church  ; 
First :  Dost  thou  l)elieve  in  the  only  true  God,  distinct  in 
three  persons,  Father,  Son  .and  Holy  Giiobt,  who  hatli  made 
heaven  and  earth,  and  all  that  in  tlieni  is,  of  nothing,  and 
ftill  maintnins  and  governs  them,  insomuch  that  notliing 
coma's  to  pPG2,  either  in  heaven  or  on  earth,  without  his  di 
vinMvill;'     jnsner-     Yes. 

SecG7idly.  Doii  thou  believe  that  thou  art  conceived  and 
born  in  mi,  and  therefore  art  a  child  of  wrath  by  nature, 
wholly  incapable  of  doino;  any  good,  -^.nd  prone  to  all  evil  j 
and  that  thou  liaEt  frequently,  both  in  tljought,  word  and 
deed,  transgressed  the  commandments  of  t!ie  Lord  :  and 
M'liether  thou  art  heartily  sorry  for  these  sins :'  Ansner. 
Yes. 

ThinUij.  Dost  thou  believe  that  Christ,  who  is  the  true 
and  eternal  God,  and  very  man,  who  took  his  human  na- 
ture on  him  out  of  the  flesh  and  blood  of  the  Virgin  Mary, 
T3  given  thee  of  God,  to  be  thy  Saviour,  and  that  tliou  dost 
Teceive  by  this  faith,  remission  of  sins  in  his  blood,  and  that 
thou  art  made  by  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  a  member 
of  Jesus  Christ  and  his  church  ?     Jnswer.     Yes. 

Fourthly.  Dost  thou  assent  to  all  the  articles  of  the  chris- 
tian religion,  as  they  are  taught  here,  in  this  christian  church, 
according  to  the  word  of  God  ;  and  purpose  stedfastly  to 
continue  in  the  s-ime  doctrine  to  the  end  of  thy  life  ;  and  al- 
•0  dost  tliou  reject  all  heresies  and  schisms,  repugnant  to 
his  doctrine,  and  promise  to  persevere  in  the  communion  of 
nur  clirirtian  church,  not  only  in  tlie  hearing  of  the  word, 
bu^  hlso  in  the  use  of  the  Lord's  Supper  I'    Aiiswcr.     Yes. 

Fifthly.  Hast  thou  taken  a  firm  resolution  always  to 
lead  a  cliristian  life ;  to  forsake  tlie  world  and  its  eWl  lusts, 
i^g  is  becoming  tlie  members  of  Christ  and  his  church  ;  and 
to  submit  tiiy self  to  all  christian  admonitions  p  Answer. 
Yes. 

The  good  and  great  God  mercifully  grant  his  grace  and 
b!?s?iQg  to  this  your  purpose,  through  Jesiis  Giirist.      4^}^->^ 


THE  FORM 

FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION   OF  THE 
lord's  bUPPER. 

BEIiOVED  in  the  Lord  Jc^ii?  Christ,  attend  to  the 
words  oi  the  institution  of  the  holy  supper  of  our  Ix)i->i 
Jesus  Christ,  as  they  are  delivered  by  the  holy  Apostle  Paul, 
1  Cor.  xi.  2.V30. 

''  For  I  liave  received  of  the  Lord,  that  which  aUo  I  de 
livered  unto  yjou,  that  the  Lord  Jesns,  the  same  ni^ht  m 
M  hich  he  was  betrayed,  took  bread  ;  and  wlien  he  had  giv- 
en thanks,  lie  br^ke  it,  and  siid,  tnke,  eat  ;  this  is  my  body, 
which  is  broken  for  you,  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me 
And  after  the  same  mmner  also,  he  took  the  cup,  wlien  he 
had  supped,  saying,  this  cup  is  the  new  testament  in  my 
blood  ;  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it  In  remembrauce  of 
me  :  for  as  oft  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  ye  do 
show  the  Lord's  death  till  he  come.  Wherefore,  whosoever 
shall  eat  this  bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  of  the  Lord  unwor- 
thily, shall  be  guilty  of  the  body  and  blood  of  the  Lord. 
But  let  a  man  examine  liimself,  and  so  let  him  eat  of  that 
bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup  ;  for  he  that  eateth  and  drink- 
eth  unworthily,  eateth  and  drinketh  ^  damnation  to  himself, 
not  discerning  the  Lord's  body." — That  we  may  now  cele- 
brate the  supper  of  the  Lord  to  our  comfort,  it  is  above  all 
things  necessary, 

First.     Rightly  to  examine  ourselves. 

Secondlv.  To  direct  it  to  that  end,  for  which  Christ 
hath  ordained  and  instituted  the  same,  namely,  to  his  re- 
membrance. The  true  examination  of  ourselves,  consists  of 
tiiese  three  p  iris. 

First.  That  every  one  consider  by  himself,  his  sins  and 
the  cur-e  due  to  him  for  them,  to  the  end  that  he  may  abiior 
and  humble  himself  before  God  :  considering  that  the  wrath 
of  God  again<5t  sin  is  so  great,  tliat  (rather  than  it  should  go 
iinpunislied)  he  hath  punislied  the  same  in  his  beloved  Son 
Jesus  Cliritt,  with  the  bitter  and  shameful  death  of  the  cross 

Secondly.  That  fvery  one  examine  his  own  heart,  wheth- 
er he  doth  believe  this  fiuthfnl  promise  of  God,  that  all  his 
pins  are  forgiven  him.  oidy  for  tlie  sake  of  the  passion  and 
death  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  that  the  jierffct  rigliteousness  of 
Christ  is  imputed  and  freely  given  l)im  as  his  own,  yea,  so 

Ct r  —  K>ifAu  ~  D  --Oor(^,ne\~F  -'Juilgiupnt,  condemnation. 


■j-id  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

perfectly,  a-  if  he  Imd  saiisfiecl  in  his  own  person  foi  allLie! 
sins,  and  fulfilled  all  rigliteousDess. 

Thirdly.  That  eveiy  one  examine  his  own  conscience, 
vvbcl!ier  he  purposeth  henceforth  tosiiow  true  thankfulness 
to  G:k1  hi  his  whole  life,  and  to  walk  upi-i;?htl/  before  hini  j 
r.H  also,  whether  he  hath  laid  aside  unfeigned ly  all  enmity^ 
hatied,  and  envy,  and  doth  llrmly  resolve  henceforward  to 
walk  in  true  love  and  peace  with  his  neighbour. 

All  those  then,  who  are  thus  disposed,  God  will  certainly 
receive  in  raercy,  and  count  them  wortliy  partakers  of  the 
table  of  his  ^on  Je-us  Christ.  On  the  con;r?.ry,  those  who 
do  not  feel  tliis  testimony  in  their  heart?,  eat  and  drink  judg 
Dient  to  themselves. 

Therefore,  we  also,  according  to  the  command  of  Christ 
and  the  Apostle  Paul,  admonisii  all  tlio.<e  who  aie  defiled 
with  the  following  sins,  to  keep  tiiemselvcs  from  the  table  of 
the  Lord,  and  declare  to  them  that  they  have  no  part  of  the 
liingdom  of  Christ ;  such  as  all  idolaters,  all  those  who  in- 
voke deceased  saint:!,  anj^eis,  or  other  creatures  ;  all  those 
who  wor-^hip  images  ;  all  enchanters,  diviners,  charmers,  and 
those  who  contide  in  such  enchantments  j  all  despisers  of 
God  and  hi*'  word,  and  of  the  holy  sacraments  ;  all  blasphe- 
mers ;  all  tliose  who  are  given  to  raise  discord,  sects  and 
mutiny  in  church  or  state  ;  all  perjured  persons ;  all  those 
wiio  are  disobedient  to  their  parents  and  superiors  ;  all  mur- 
derers, contentious  persons,  and  tliose  who  live  in  hatred 
and  envy  against  their  neighbours  j  all  adulterers,  whore- 
monger?, drunkards,  thieves,  u.'^urprs,  robbers,  gamestera, 
covj-tous,  and  all  wlio  lead  otTensive  lives. 

AJl  tiiese,  while  they  continue  in  sucli  sins,  shall  abstain 
fron>  tliis  uieat,  (whicli  Christ  \\:X\\  ordained  only  for  llie 
faithiul)  lest  tiieir  jridgment  and  condeninaiion  be  made  the 
heavier.  But  this  is  not  designed  (dearly  beloved  brethren 
and  sisters  in  the  Lord)  to  deject  tiie  contrite  hearts  of  the 
faitnful,  as  if  none  might  come  to  the  supper  of  tlie  Lord, 
but  tuose  who  are  without  sin  :  for  we  do  not  come  to  this 
supper,  to  te-tify  thereby  that  we  are  perfect  and  righteous 
in  ourselves  j  but  on  the  contrary,  considering  that  we  seek 
our  life  out  of  ourselves  hi  Jesus  Christ,  we  acknowledge 
thnt  wc  lie  in  the  midst  of  death  :  f  ere  fore,  notwithstand- 
ing we  feel  many  inllmiities  and  miseries  in  oarsclvcj',  as 
namtfly,  thai  w."  hjve  \v<  perfect  faith,  and  that  we  do  not 
give  ourst  lv«;s  Xo  serve  God  witii  that  zeal  as  we  are  bounds 
but  nave  daily  to  stiivt;  uitli  the  uuakness  of  our  faith,  and 
tiic  evil  lust.-  of  our  flesh  j  yet,  since  we  are  (by  the  gi  \zt 
of  the  Holy  Gho«t)  sorry  for  tliese  weaknesses,  and  earnest 


LORD'S  SUPPER.  577 

Ty  dpsirons  to  fight  aeain^t  our  unbelief,  and  to  live  accord- 
inc:  to  all  the  conirnandinenls  ofGod  :  therefore  we  rest  assur- 
ed that  no  sin  or  infirraity,  wliich  stiil  renialneth  against  our 
wiil,  in  u?,  can  hinder  us  from  being  received  of  God  rn  mer- 
cy, and  from  being  made  worthy  partakers  of  this  heavenly 
meat  and  drink. 

Let  us  non'  also  consider,  to  what  eml  the  Lord  hath  insti- 
tuted his  s:ipi-«er,  namely,  that  we  do  it  in  remembrance  of 
him.  Now  alter  this  manner  are  we  to  remember  him  by  it. 
First,  That  we  are  confidently  persuaded  in  our  Jiearts, 
that  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  (according  to  the  promises  made 
to  cur  forefathers  in  the  old  testament)  was  sent  of  the  Fath- 
er into  tiie  world  :  that  he  assumed  our  flesh  and  blood  ; 
that  he  bore  for  us  tlie  wrath  of  God  (imder  wliich  we  sliould 
have  perished  everlastindy)  from  tlie  beginning  of  his  incar- 
nation, to  the  end  of  his  life  upon  earth  ;  and  that  he  liath  ful- 
filled, for  us,  all  obedience  to  the  divine  law,  and  rigiiteous- 
ness  :  especially,  when  the  weight  of  our  sins  and  the  wrath 
of  CoJ  pressed  out  of  him  the  bloody  sweat  in  the  garden, 
wiiere  he  was  bouiKl  that  we  migiit  be  freed  from  our  sins  : 
tliut  he  afterwards  suffered  innHmerable  reproaches,  that  we 
might  never  be  confounded.  That  he  was  innocently  con- 
demned to  death,  that  we  might  be  acquitted  at  the  judgment- 
seat  of  God  :  yea,  that  he  suffered  Ids  blessed  body  to  be  nail- 
ed on  tlie  cross — that  he  might  fix  thereon  the  hand-writing 
of  oar  sins  ;  and  hath  also  taken  upon  himself  the  curse  due 
to  us,  that  he  might  fill  us  with  his  blessings  ;  and  hath  hum- 
bled himself  unto  the  deepest  reproach  and  pains  of  hell,  both 
in  body  and  soul,  on  the  tree  of  the  cross,  when  he  cried  out 
with  a  loud  voice,  mv  Gnd^  my  God !  ivky  hast  thou  forsaken 
mt  }  Tliat  we  might  be  accejAed  of  God,  and  never  be  forsak- 
en of  him  :  and  finally  confirmed  with  his  deatii  and  shedding 
of  his  blood,  the  new  and  eternnl  testament,  iU-Oit  covenan4, 
of  grace  and  reconciiiation,  w}»pn  he  s<tid,  it  is  finished. 

And^  that  we  might  firmly  believe  tir.it  we  belong  to  this 
rovenant  of  grace,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in  his  la^t  supper, 
look  bread,  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  it,  and 
gave  it  to  his  disciples,  and  said.  Take,  eat,  this  is  my  body 
which  is  broken  for  you,  tiiis  do  in  remcni!)rancc  of  me  ;  in 
like  manner  also  after  supper  he  took  the  cup,  gave  thanks 
and  s.kI,  Drink  ye  r:ll  of  it  ;  this  cup  is  the  new  testament 
in  my  blood,  which  is  shed  for  you  and  for  many,  for  the  i-e- 
nnssion  of  sins  ;  this  do  ye  as  often  as  ye  drink  it  in  remem- 
brance of  me  :  that  is,  as  often  as  ye  cat  of  this  bread  and 
drink  of  tins  cup,  you  shall  thereby  as  by  a  sure  remembrancf) 
•ind  "^ledgp,  bo  admonhhed  a!ul  assured  of  \\v<  mv  henr'v 
.•0 


5-78  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

love  and  falthfiiln«-?s  towards  you  ;  that,  whereas  you  shoultl 
otherwise  have  suffered  etem.il  death,  I  iiavesjiveri  my  body 
to  the  death  of  the  cross,  and  shed  my  blood  for  you  j  and  as 
certainly  feed  and  nourish  your  hungry  and  thirsty  soul  with 
my  cruc-ififxl  body,  and  shed  blood,  to  everlasting  life  as  this 
bread  is  broken  before  your  eyes,  and  tiiis  cup  is  given  to 
you,  .ind  you  eat  and  drink  the  sanie  with  your  mouth,  io  re* 
siembrance  of  nie. 

From  this  institution  of  the  lioly  supper  of  onr  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  we  see  that  he  directs  our  faith  and  tru?t  to  his  per- 
fect sacrifice  (once  offered  on  the  cross)  as  to  the  only  ground 
and  foundation  of  our  salvation,  wherein  he  is  become  to  O'lr 
hungry  and  thirsty  souls,  tlie  true  meat  and  drink  of  life  eter- 
nal. For  Fiy  his  death  he  hat'i  taken  away  the  cause  of  oiir 
eternal  death  and  misery,  namely,  sin  :  and  obtained  for  us 
the  quickening  spirit,  that  we  by  tlie  same  (wliich  dwelletli 
in  Christ  as  in  the  head,  and  in  us  as  his  nieml^ers)  migbt 
liave  true  communion  with  hira,  and  be  made  partakers  of  all 
bis  blessings,  of  life  eternal,  righteousness  and  cloiy. 

Besides,  that  we  by  the  same  spirit  niay  also  be  united  as 
members  of  one  body  in  true  brotherly  love,  as  tbe  holy  apos^ 
tie  saith,  For  we,  hdn^  many,  are  one  bread  and  one  body  : 
for  7ve  are  all  p'jrtakcrs  of  that  one  bread.  For  as  out  of  many 
grains  one  meal  is  ground,  and  one  bread  baked,  and  out  of 
]nany  berries  being  pressed  togetlier,  one  wine  Howeth,  and 
mixetli  itself  togxHher  ;  so  shall  we  all,  who  by  a  true  faith 
are  ingrafted  into  Ciirist,  be  altogether  one  body,  liirough 
brotherly  love,  for  Ciirist's  sake,  our  beloved  Saviou^*,  who 
hatli  so  exceedingly  loved  us  ;  and  not  only  show  this  in 
word,  but  also  in  very  deed  towards  one  another. 

Hereto  assist  us,  the   Almighty  (jcxX  and  Fatiier  of  oui' 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  through  his  holy  spirit.     Amen. 

That  we  may  obtain  all  thi:<,  let  us  humble  ourselves  be  - 
fbre  God,  and  with  true  faith  iniplore  his  grace. 

OMOST  merciful  God  and  Father,  we  beseecii  thee,  that 
thou  wilt  be  pleased  in  t'lis  supper  (in  which  we  cele- 
brate the  glorious  remembrance  of  the  bitter  death  of  thy 
beloved  Son  Jesus  Christ)  to  work  in  our  hearts  liirough  the 
holy  spirit,  tiiat  we  may  daily  more  and  more  witii  true  con- 
lidencc,  give  ourselves  up  unto  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  that  our 
atflicted  and  contrite  heart '^i  througli  the  po\/er  of  llie  Koly 
Gho-t,  may  be  fed  and  comforted  witii  his  true  body  and 
Mood  ;  yea,  witli  him,  true  God  ;jnd  man,  thatordy  hraveu  - 
ly  bread  :  and  tliat  we  may  no  long(M-  live  in  our  sins,  but  he 
in  us,  and  wcin  Idm,  and  thus  truly  be  made  partakers  of  the 


LORD'S  SUPPEIJ.  579 

•^T  an  J  evc.'hstiDgtGslanK^nt,  auflof  the  c<x'pn:ir:c  ofgrace. 
,  it  we  may  not  doubt  but  tliou  wilt  forever  be  c»ur  gracicMr-; 

.  llier,  cevcrmore  imputing  our  sins  unto  us,  ajvJ  providing 
tis  with  all  tliinf^s  nere.Tsary,  as  well  fortlie  hoay  as  the  ^ioul, 
;isthy  beloved  cliildren  and  lieirs  ;  grant  us  aUo  thy  grace, 
that  we  may  tuke  upon  u:;  our  cross  clierrfnlly,  deny  ourselve:» 
confess  our  Saviour,  and  in  all  tribulation^],  nitli  uplifted 
heads  expect  our  Lord  Je.sus  Chri=t  from  heaven,  where  V.n 
will  make  our  mortal  bodies  like  unto  his  most  {glorious  bo- 
<3y,  and  take  us  unto  iiim  in  eternity.     Amen,. — Ouu  Fatu- 

HR,    &.C. 

Strengthen  us  also  by  this  holy  stlpper  in  the  Catholic  un- 
doubted Christian  faith,  whereof  we  make  confession  with 
our  moutiis  and  heails,  sayint^, 

/  BKTAEVE  in  God  the  FatMr  Jlmi^hly,  Maker  of  heav 
fn  and  earth  .-  and  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord  ; 
rrfto  Ji'ijs  conceived  by  the  HoLi^  Ghost^  horn  of  the  Virsiii  Ma~ 
ry,  mijfercd tinder  Po'tiv.s  Pilate,  ivus  crucified^  deu.dand  bu- 
ried, hi',  descaidtd  into  hell ;  the  Udrd  day  ht  rose  again  from 
the  dead,  he  nscend'^dinto  heaxtn,  and  sittdh  on  the  right  fuind, 
if  God  the  Father  Almighty  ;  from  thence  he  shall  come  to 
jui^e  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  UlE  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy  CaUwlic  church  ;  the 
cominunion  of  saints  ;  the  forgicer^ss  of  sins  ;  the  resurrec- 
tion of  the  body  ;  and  the  life  evtrlasiing.     Amen. 

That  we  may  b*  now  fed  with  the  true  heavenly  bread, 
Christ  Jesus,  let  us  not  cleave  witli  our  hearts  unto  ttie  exter  •' 
nal  bread  and  wine,  but  lift  thcni  up  on  high  in  heaven* 
where  Christ  Jesus  is  our  advocate,  at  the  rijht  hand  of  his 
heavenly  Fiil'icr,  whi:l:er  all  the  articles  of  our  faith  lead  us  : 
not  doubtlii;::,  but  we  shall  as  certain I3'  be  fed  and  reiVeshed 
in  cur  souls  through  the  working  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  with  iiis 
iwdv  and  blood,  as  we  receive  the  Uoly  bread  and  wine  in 
remembrance  01*  him. 

In  breaking  and  didribuling  the  hrmd.  Vie  Minister  shall  soy^ 

The  bread  wliich  we  break,  is  the  conmiunion  of  the  bo- 
dy  of  Christ. 

And  nheii  Ac  giveth  ike  cvp^ 
TIic  cup  of  blessing,  which  we  blc=o,  13  the  communion  oi 
:\c  blood  of  Chri^rt. 

During-  the  CGrmnunion,  Oierc  sMl  or  may  he  devoutly  sung, 
apsfilm.  or  soine  chapter  ready  in  rcmembranre  nfiht  dmih 
of  Christ,  ns  the  fi'.ld  chapter  of  Isu-ih,  Vie  13,  11,  1  j^  W 
17  and  ]\)t'i  chapters  of  Johv.  or  thcdikr 


5S0  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

AfUr  the  coiivnunion^  the  Minhlur  sMdl  se?/, 

BELOVED  in  the  Lord,  since  the  Lord  hath  now  fed  oi«' 
fiouls  at  his  tabic,  let  us  tiicrefore  jointly  praise  his  holy 
uanie  with  thank:>p:iving,  and  every  one  say  in  his  heart,  thu5» 

Blifis  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ;  and  all  tJiat  is  within  mt^  bless 
his  haly  mime. 

Bltss  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all  his  brnfJiU. 

Hhoforgiveth  all  thine  iniquities :  nho  healeth  all  tny  dis- 
eases. 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  dcstrwtion,  who  cronnetk  ihe^ 
Tvith  loving  kindness  niid  tender  mirciKS. 

The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious,  slow  to  anger  and -plen- 
teous in  mercy. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins,  nor  rewarded  «5 
according  to  our  iniquities. 

For  as  the  heave7i  if  high  above  the  earth,  so  great  is  his 
mercy  towards  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  East  is  from  the  fVest,  so  far  halli  he  rtmot- 
ed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children^  so  the  Lord  pitifJh 
them  that  fear  him. 

Wlio  hath  not  spared  his  own  Son,  bat  delivered  Jiiin  up 
for  us  all,  and  given  us  all  things  with  him.  Therefore  God 
commcndeth  tlicrewith  his  love  towards  us,  in  that  while  we 
■were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us ;  much  more  then,  hein^ 
now  justified  in  his  blood,  we  shall  be  saved  from  wrath 
tiirou2;h  him  :  for,  if,  whui  wc  were  eneiE'^s,  we  were  rscon- 
ciled  to  God  by  tijc  death  of  his  ,^on  ;  mucli  more  being  re- 
eoncilcd,  we  sliall  be  saved  by  his  Jife. — Thercfoia  shall  my 
mouth  and  heart  show  forth  the  praise  of  the  Lord  from  this 
time  fortii  Un'ttvar  more.     Amen. 

Ld  every  one  say  rvlfh  an  attenfive  hearty 

O!  .^LMIGHTY,  merciful  God  n:id  Father,  wc  render 
thee  most  humlile  and  lioarty  thinks,  thattliou  hast  of 
tiiy  infmite  mercy,  ,^ivcu  us  thine  culy  begotten  Son,  for  a 
Mediator  and  a  siicririce  for  om-  sins,  and  tobcr  our  meat  and 
drink  unto  life  eternal,  and  that  thou  give.st  us  a  lively  faith, 
whereby  we  are  made  partakers  of  sucli  tiiy  bcneutg — tliou 
liabt  a]>;o  been  pleased,  that  thy  beloved  Son  Jesus  Chiist 
pliould  institute  and  ordain  his  holy  supper  for  the  confirma- 
tion of  the  sam^.  Grai^t,  we  be.>;e(icii  thee,  O  faitliful  God  and 
Father,  that  through  the  operation  of  Ihy  holy  Spirit,  the 
rommemoration  of  the  death  o-  our  Lord  Jesus  Cliri.st  may 
tend  to  the  daily  increase  of  our  faith,  and  saving  fellowshi ) 
v'ith  him,  through  Jesus  Clirist  th}'  ^on,  in  whose  name  w^ 
•'ii'.ludc  our  prayers,  saying — Ovr  Fatheb,  ^*^» 


THE  FORM 


OF  EXCOMMUNICATION. 


Bt LfOVED  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Chri^jt ;  it  is  known  uaito 
you,  that  we  have  several  times,  and  by  several  meth- 
ods declared  unto  voa  the  great  sin  committed,  and  the  hein- 
ous offence  given  by  our  fellow- member  N.  to  the  end  that 
lie,  by  your  christian  admonition,  and  prayers  to  God  might 
bebrouirlit  to  repentance,  and  so  be  freed  from  the  bonds  of 
tfee  devil,  (by  whom  he  is  lield  captive)  and  recovered  by 
the  will  of  the  Lord;  but  we  cannot  conceal  from  you,  with 
frreat  sorrow,  that  no  one  has  as  yet  appeared  before  us,  who 
hath  in  the  le-.st  given  us  to  under:ftand  that  lie,  by  the  fre- 
q»;cnt  admoniiions  given  him,  (as  well  in  private  as  l>efo:G 
witn:.i:£C3,  and  in  the  presence  of  many)  is  come  to  any  re- 
morse for  his  sin?,  or  hath  shown  the  least  token  of  true  re- 
pentance -y  since  ihm  he  daily  aggra'.-ates  hi?  sin  (whirh  in  it- 
self is  not  small)  by  iiis  stubbornne;^:,  and  bince  we  have  gig- 
Eif^cd  unto  yon  tiie  lar-t  time,  that  in  <:a  -e  he  did  not  repent, 
after  such  patience  sho\vn  liim  by  tlie  cliurch,  we  'hould  be 
under  tlie  disagreeable  necessity  of  beiijg  further  grieved  for 
Iti'n,  and  come  to  the  last  remedy :  whcrefoi-e  we  at  this  pres- 
ent are  necessitated  to  proceed  to  this  excommunication  ac- 
cording to  the  command  and  charge  given  u.s  by  God  in  his 
holy  word  ;  t*>  the  end  that  he  may  hereby  be  made  (if  pos- 
sible) asliamed  of  his  s"ns,  and  likewise  that  we  may  not  by 
tills  rotten  and  as  yet  incurable  member,  put  the  whole  body 
of  the  church  ia  danger,  and  that  God's  name  may  not  be 
bia-phemed. 

Tiierefore  we,  t]>e  minlsteis  and  nilers  of  tlie  church  df  God, 
being  here  assembled  in  the  nnme  and  authority  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Chi'in,  declare  before  you  c>ll,  tliat  for  the  aforesaid 
reasons  wo  have  excommunicated,  and  by  these,  do  excom- 
inui.icate  N.  from  the  cliurvh  of  God,  and  froiu  fellowship 
¥.  ith  Christ,  and  the  holy  sacraments,  and  from  all  the  spirit- 
nal  blessings  and  benefits,  whiv;h  God  piouiiseth  to  and  be- 
stows upof!  ills  church,  bo  lonq;  as  lie  obstinately  and  irapeni- 
tenily  persists  in  his  sins,  and  is  theiefore  to  be  accounted  by 
you  as  a  heat'nen  nido  and  a  publican,  according  to  the  com- 
Liand  of  Christ,  Mat.  18.  wtio  sahti,  that  whatsoever  his 
ministers  shall  bind  on  earth,  sliali  bt-  bound  in  heaven. 

Furtiier  w.'  exhort  you  beloved  cliristians,  to  keep  no  com- 
■'■auy  with  hhn.  that  he  may  be  ashamed  ;  yet  couy.t  jiim  cor 
^0  - 


582  EXCOMMUNICATION. 

as  an  enemy,  but  at  nil  times  admonish  him  as  you  would  a 
brother,  la  the  jncaii  tiiue  let  every  one  take  warning;  by  t:iis 
and  sucii  like  examples,  to  fear  the  Lord,  H!id  dilijiently  take 
heed  unto  iiim^elf,  If  he  thinkelh  he  stmiddh^  Icsi^  he /alt ; 
but  having  true  fellowship  with  the  Father  and  his  Son  Je- 
sus Chri«;t,  toicether  with  all  faithful  christians,  remaii}  sted- 
fast  therein  to  tbeen«i,  and  so  obtain  eternal  salvation.  You 
have  seen,  beloved  bi-ethren  and  sisters,  in  what  manner  tliis 
our  excommunicated  brother  has  be^iin  to  lall,  and  by  de- 
grees is  come  to  ruin  ;  observe  therefore,  itow  subtle  satao 
is,  to  bring  man  to  destruction,  and  to  withdraw  him  froni 
all  salutary  means  of  salvation  :  guard  tlien,  against  tiie  leact 
bei;;inniugs  of  evil,  "  and  laying  aside,"  according  to  tiie  ex- 
Jiortation  of  the  apostle,  '*  eveiy  weight  and  the  sin  wliick 
di)es  so  easily  beset  us,  let  us  run  with  patience  the  race  thit 
U  set  before  us,  looking  unto  Jesus  the  author  and  I'nishei 
of  our  faith  ;  be  sober,  watch  and  pray,  lest  >ou  enter  into 
temptation.  Tod  ly,  if  you  will  hear  the  voice  of  the  I^rd, 
harden  riot  your  hearts,  but  work  cut  your  own  s  ilvaiion 
with  fe<ir  and  trembling  ;"  and  every  one  repent  of  his  sins, 
lest  our  God  hum')l<'  us  azain,  and  that  we  be  obliged  to  be- 
wail some  one  oi  you  ;  but  that  you  in:\y  witii  one  accord, 
living  in  all  godline.^s,  be  our  crown  and  joy  in  the  Lord. 

Since  it  is  God  vvlio  worketh  in  us,  both  to  will  and  to  do 
of  his  ffood  ple.isure,  K-t  us  call  upon  his  holy  name  witii  cor*- 
fe.'sion  of  our  sins,  saying, 

O!  RIGHTEOL'S  Go-^  and  merciful  Father,  we  bcwnil 
our  shis  "'lefore  thy  high  m:^jf'sty,  and  acknowlHgf'  ttiat 
we  have  deserved  the  grief  and  '^orrov/  caused  unto  us  by 
the  cutting  off  of  this  our  late  feri'^v-inember  :  ye-a,  we  Al 
deserve,  shouldst  thou  enter  into  jadaint^nt  with  us,  bv  rea- 
son of  our  grert  tr-uist^ressions.  to  be  cut  off  bnd  bani^^hed 
from  thy  presence. — Rut,  O  Lord,  thou  art  merciful  unto  us 
for  Christ*'^  sake,  foigivp  us  our  trcspasse'?,  for  we  heartily 
repent  of  them,  and  daily  work  in  our  hearts  a  greater 
inea<5ure  of  sorrow  for  them  ;  that  we  may,  fearing  thy  jiiUe- 
ments,  which  thou  execu*est  against  the  st'lf-ntirked,  tndeav- 
onr  to  please  thee  :  gr'.nt  us  tn  avoid  all  pollution  of  tiu' 
world,  rind  those  who  ure  <ut  ofl'  from  Vic  communion  of  ths 
church,  that  we  may  not  make  ourselves  pirtakers  of  their 
sins  :  and  that  he,  who  is  exc.'>inmimicnted,  may  beeomt 
flsliamed  of  his  sins  :  and  sjna>  tlMu  desir^^st  not  the  d«*at| 
of  a  sinner,  but  that  he  may  repefir  nnd  livv,  and  the  hosori 
'A  Iby  cimrch  i^  always  opt^n  for  tho.^e,  who  tu'n  aw;iy  fn»n 
''rjir  wickcdnt.';?  :  ^ve  thergfgic  V'J^ubly  bv^JCL-ch  tiioc:,   i9^ 


EXCOMMUNICATION.         583 

i^ki'lie  in  our  hearts  a  pious  zfiil,  that  we  may  labour,  witU 
jTood  christi'iu  ad:nonitIon?r  and  examples,  to  hiiris  again  this 
cxecmmunicated  person  on  the  right  way,  together  with  all 
those,  who,  through  unbelief  or  di-iohiteuess  of  life.  goii>'tray. 
Give  thy  blessing  to  our  admonitions,  that  we  may  hijve 
reason  thereby  to  rejoiie  agnin  in  hiin,  f>r  whom  we  must 
OJOw  mourn  :  and  that  thy  holy  n'une  may  bo  praisfd,  tlirou^h 
our  I^ord  Jesus  Cliri^jt,  wlio  halh  thus  taught  us  to  pray — 
OuK  Father,  ^t. 


THE  FOilM 

©y  RE-ADMITTING  EXCOrJML  WICATED  PERSONS 
INTO    THE    CIIURCri    OF    CHRIST. 

I^EfiOVED  in  the  Lord,  it  << 'rno^Tn  unto  you,  that  some 
3  time  a<;o  our  fellov.-memb&r  N.  was  cut  olf  from  the 
church  of  Ciiribt :  we  caimot  now  con?!eal  from  you,  that  he, 
hy  the  above  in. ^ntionci  remedy,  as  also  by  the  means  of 
^ood  admonition?  and  your  cluisti-in  prayers,  is  come  ?o  far, 
tliat  ha  is  a.shdfiied  of  hi?,  sins,  praying  us  to  be  re-admitted 
into  the  cojiimjulon  of  t),e  chuicli. 

^ince  we  then  by  the  virtue  of  the  command  of  God,  are 
in  duty  bound  to  receive  nuch  persona  with  joy,  and  it  being 
ueces^dry  that  ;^od  order  should  be  ntcd  therein,  we  there- 
fore <:ive  yo:i  to  understand  licieby,  th»at  we  p-urpose  to  loose 
o«:qin  the  aforeiiientiouL'd  excomm^iuicatcd  p?Ti.on  from  the 
bond  ofojcccmmiTnication,  the  next  time  %v hen  by  the  grace 
of  God  we  celebrate  the  Fupperof  the  Lord,  and  receive  him 
a/iain  iuco  the  communion  of  the  church  ;  except  any  oue  of 
you,  in  the  mean  li.ne,  simll  show  just  cau.'e  why  tliis  oufihl 
i)!>t  lo  be  done,  of  which  you  must  give  notice  to  us  in  due 
tiiiie.  Jn  the  mean  time,  let  every  one  thank  the  Lord,  for 
I'.e  mercy  shown  this  poor  sinner,  l>eseeching  him  to  perfect 
his  work  in  iiim  to  liis  eteiiial  salvation.  Aiiun. 
-  [ftcrri'zrdgy  if  7io  v.npcdiment  be  cllc^eAl,  the  iMhmlpr  ^hall 

pritecd  to  the  re-adrn'ssibn  of  Vie  excommuiucaUd  sinncry 

in  the  /(jlhvi'in^  manner : 

T~j»Fi LOVED  cliristian?,  we  have  the  last  time  informed 
8>  you  of  the  repentarjce  of  our  fellow-member  N.  to  the 
end  thai  he  mi2;iit  with  your  forekviowled^e  be  aj^ain  receivud 
into  trie  cimrch  of  Christ :  and  wliereas  no  one  has  alle;^cd 
•  ny  t!ifn;i  why  his  re-admission  ought  not  to  take  place,  ast 
:orcfoic  i;t  present  purpose  to  proceed  to  the  iuaic. 


634         EXCOMMUNICATION. 

Our  Lord  Jesus  Clirist,  Mat.  18,  Iiavlng  confirmed  the  son- 
teuce  of  bis  chiirdi,  in  the  excommunicating  of  impeiiitenl 
ilimcrs,  declareth  immediately  thereupon^  that  whatsoever  Ida 
Kidnisters  shall  loQi,e  on  earthy  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven  ;  where- 
by he  giveth  to  understand,  that  when  any  person  is  cut  oft' 
from  liis  church,  he  is  not  deprived  of  all  hones  of  salvation  ; 
but  can  again  be  loo>ed  from  the  bonds  of  condemnation. 
Therefore,  since  Gcd  declaiPb  in  his  word,  that  he  takes  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  a  sinner,  but  that  he  tnru  from  his 
wickedness  and  live,  so  the  church  always  iiopcs  lor  the  re- 
rentance  of  the  backslidden  siimer,  and  kcepeth  her  bosom 
open  to  receive  the  penitent;  Hccordin;2;ly  the  Apostle  Paul, 
1  Cor.  5,  commanded  the  Coi'inthian  (whom  he  had  deciar- 
Qi\  ought  to  be  cut  ofFfrom  t!ie  church)  to  be  again  received 
and  comfoi'ted,  since  behig  reproved  by  many,  he  was  come 
to  the  knowledge  of  liis  sins  :  to  the  end  that  he  sliouid  not 
be  swallowed  up  v\  ith  over  nmc!i  sorrow.     2  Cor.  2. 

Secondly.  Chii-t  teachf  th  us  in  tiie  aforementioned  tex  t, 
that  the  sentence  of  absolution,  v.iiich  is  passed  upon  cucli  a 
per.itent  sinner  according  to  the  word  of  God,  is  counted  .^urc 
and  -Irm  by  tiie  Lord  :  tliercfore,  no  one  ouglit  to  doiibt  in  the 
least,  who  truly  repents,  that  he  is  assuftidly  received  by  God 
in  mercy,  as  Christ  saitli,  John,  chap.  20.  Whosesoever  sins  yt 
remit,  th^y  arc  remitted  unto  them. 

But  now  to  proceed  to  the  matter  in  hand  :  1  ask  thee,  N. 
wiiether  thou  dost  declare  hei-e  with  all  thine  heart  before 
God  and  his  churcii ;  tiiat  thou  art  sincerely  sorry  for  the 
L-in  and  stubbornness,  for  vrhich  thou  h^st  been  ju«*ly  cut  off 
from  the  church  p  Avhether  thou  dost  also  truly  believe,  that 
the  Lord  hatii  forgiven  tiiee,  and  dotii  forgive  thy  sins  for 
Christ\ssake,  and  that  thou  therefore  art  desirous  to  be  re- 
adfnitted  into  the  chui-ch  of  Christ,  promising  lu  nrefortii  to 
live  in  all  godliness  according  to  the  comuMnd  of  tlie  Lord? 

Answer,     Yes,  Verily. 

Then  the  Mlnider  ?hrill  further  sny, 

Vro  then,  here  assemliled  in  the  mme  and  authority  of  thf 
7jord  Jesus  Christ,  declare  thee,  ]V.  to  be  absolved  from  t!ie 
bonds  of  excommunication  ;  and  do  re-.eive  thee  again  into 
♦he  church  of  the  Lord,  z.vA  dtcl  ire  unto  thee  that  thou  art 
in  the  comnmnion  of  Christ  and  of  the  holy  sacrament",  and 
of  all  the  .''piritu'il  blessings  and  benefits  of  God,  whicii  he 
•  .oidivrtii  to  and  bostoweth  ujjon  his  church  :  may  the  etcr- 

'.'.I  God  prespi-vp  thee  therein  to  thr  cnd^  t*hrou7]i  hh  cnTy 

5  ^olit.n  Son  J^>r=  Christ.     ArrtA^ii. 


ORDINATION.  585 

Be  tiiPicforc  uBSured  iu  thy  hnart,  my  heiaved  brotl-cr, 
lliat  the  Lord  hath  ag^n  received  thee  in  mcj  ry.  He  dili- 
gf^ut  hcnceforNFard  togiiard  thyself  a,'::aia£t  the  suhtiity  of  ?a- 
Tau,  and  the  wickeduer^s  of  the  world,  to  the  end  tb^t  thou 
luayest  not  fali  again  into  sin :  love  Christ,  for  many  sins  are 
forgiven  thee. 

And  you,  beloved  chri?thn?,  receive  tliU  your  brother  witk 
hearty  airection  ;  be  glud  tlmt  he  was  dead  and  is  alive 
again^  he  was  lost  and  i^  found  :  rejoice  with  tlie  au^elii  of 
heaven,  over  this  sinner  who  re{>enteth  :  count  him  no  'onger 
as  a  Etran5;er.  but  as  a  fellow-citizeu  wiih  the  saints,  and  of 
the  household  of  God. 

And  whereas  we  can  hix-e  no  good  of  our?eIves,  let  u?, 
praisicg  and  magnifying  tiie  Lord  Almiglity,  implore  his  mer- 
cy, saying, 

/^  RACIOUS  God  and  Father,  we  thank  thee  throngrh  Je- 
vT  sus  Christ,  that  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  give  this  our 
feiio\T  brother  repentance,  unto  life,  and  us  cause  to  rejoice 
in  his  conversion.  We  beseech  thee,  show  Ijini  thy  mercy, 
that  he  may  become  more  and  more  assured  in  tiis  mind  of 
the  remission  of  his  sins,  and  that  he  may  receive  from  thence 
ioexpre^sible  joy  and  delight,  to  -s^rve  thee.  And  whereag 
he  hath  heretofore  by  his  sins  offended  many,  grant  tint  he 
may,  by  his  conversion,  edify  many.  Grant  also  that  he  may 
stedfastly  walk  in  thy  ways,  to  the  end  :  and  may  we  learn 
from  this  example,  that  with  thee  is  mercy,  th.at  thou  may- 
est  He  feared  ;  and  that  we,  counting  him  for  our  brother  and 
co-heir  of  life  eternal,  may  jointly  serve  thee  with  lliial  fear 
end  obedience  ali  the  days  of  our  life,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  in  whose  name  we  thus  conclude  our  prayer — Our 
Fatkee,  «j;:.c. 

THE  FORM 

FOR  ORDAINING  THE  MINISTERS  OF  GOD's  WORD. 

The  serjiion  ay}d  tltfwfiv'il  prrfyer<i  b( in^Jinishcd,  the  Minuter 
skull  thus  sptnk  to  the  congre^alion. 

BELOVED  brethren,  it  is  known  unto  you,  that  we  have 
now  at  three  diiferent  timca  published  the  name  of  our 
hrotlier  N.  here  present,  to  leun  whether  any  person  had 
lught  to  offer  conreruing  liis  do*^trine  or  life,  why  he  might  not 
tie  ordnined  to  the  ministiy  of  the  word.  And  whereas  no 
one  halh  appeared  before  us,  wlio  h  ith  alleged  any  thin^  law- 
ful aganit  his  persoji,  we  ihall  thticfore  at  pr<:.-!tot,  iy  the- 


5B6  ORDINATION'. 

name  of  the  Lord,  proceed  to  ]iis  ordination  ;  for  whicti  pur- 
pose, you  N.  and  all  those  wJio  are  here  present,  shall  first 
iittend  to  a  siiort  declara-ion  tr.kei>  fiojii  tlie  word  oi'  (lod, 
touchin<r  tlie  institution  and  the  office  of  pastors  and  nu'aib 
ters  of  God's  v.ord  ;  where,  in  the  first  place  you  are  to  ob- 
serve, that  God  our  Jieavenly  Father,  willing  to  call  and 
!;at!ier  a  church  fiom  among«;t  the  corrupt  race  of  men  unto 
life  eternal,  doth  by  a  particular  mark  of  his  favour  mc  the 
ministry  of  men  tlierein.  ^ 

Therefore,  Panl  saith,  that  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  hath.Tiv- 
tn  some  apostici  and  some  propketSy  mid  som<  fvin^dists^  ".nd 
s:omt  pastors  and  ministers  ;  for  the  perfecting  (f  the  snints, 
for  the  work  of  /he  lairJsiry.  for  the  edifying  of  Vie  body  'f 
Christ.  Here  we  pec  that  the  holy  Vpostle  among:  ot  lier 
ihing;8  saith,  that  the  pastoral  olfice  is  an  institution  of  Christ. 

What  this  holy  office  enjoins,  may  easily  be  jrathered  froiu 
tiic  very  name  itself;  for  as  it  is  the  dtity  of  a  common  shep- 
herd, to  feed,  guide,  protect  and  rule  the  flock  committed 
to  his  charge  ;  so  it  is  with  reg;ard  to  these  spiritual  shep- 
herds, wlio  are  ret  over  the  church,  whicli  God  callcth  uuto 
salvation,  and  counts  as  sheep  of  his  pasture.  The  pasture, 
with  which  these  sheep  are  fed,  is  notliing  else  Imt  the  pre  'c!i- 
iog  of  tlie  gospel,  accompanied  with  prayer,  and  the  adiniu- 
istratiou  of  the  holy  sacraments ;  the  same  word  of  God  itf 
likewise  the  staff  with  which  th<='  flock  is  guided  and  ruled, 
consequently  it  is  evident,  that  the  office  of  pastors  and  min- 
istei  s  ot  God's  word  is, 

First.  That  thoy  f lithfully  explain  to  their  flock,  the  word 
of  the  fiOrd,  revealed  by  liie  writings  of  the  prophets  and 
the  apostles  ;  and  ap;»ly  t!ie  same  as  well  in  general  as  in  par- 
ticular, to  the  ediiication  of  tlie  hearers  ;  instructing,  admon- 
ishing, coiKforting,  and  re[)roving,  accorlinjr  to  every  one's 
ne'^d  ;  pr^  iching  rei>entvnce  towards  God,  and  reconciliation 
Tt'ith  him  through  faith  in  Christ ;  and  refuting  with  tlic  holy 
scriptures,  all  schi*!ms  and  heresies  which  are  repugnant  to  the 
pure  doctrine.  All  this  is  clearly  signined  to  us  in  holy  writ, 
for  the  Apostle  Paul  saitl),  thut  iliesc  libniw  in  the  nord ; 
and  elsewhere  he  tcachetii,  that  tiiis  nmst  he  done  according 
to  the  mensure  or  rule  nf  fn'tk  ;  he  writes  also,  that  a  pastor 
must  holdfast  and  rightly  divide  the  faithful  and  sincere  word 
-vhirh  is  according  to  the  doctrine:  likeMisc,  hr that prophesi- 
efh  (that  is,  preachetii  God's  word)  speaket/i  unto  mrn  to  edi- 
Jicationy  and  cxho7iation  and  comfort :  in  another  pl.icr  ho 
proiMDses  hiu)self  as  a  pattern  to  pastors,  declaring  that  hr. 
hath  publicly,  and  from  ho\ise  t>  house,  tnujhtnnd  tesHfird  rc~ 
'imiancc  toward  Gody  and  faith  iomtrd  our  Lord  Jcsin  Chri^^* 


ORDINATION.  537 

.*)ut  p:\rllcularly  we  have  a  cleir  description  of  tlie  ofiicr,  and 
:ni ill >teis  of  God's  word,  2  Corinth,  ciiap.  5.  18,  10,  and 
l!Oth  verses,  where  the  ApOstle  thus  spoaketh,  '*  And  all 
lhin2;s  are  of  God,  who  hath  reconciled  us  to  himself  by  Je^-u'^ 
Christ,  and  hath  given  to  us  'namely,  to  the  apostles  and  pas- 
tors) the  luinistry  of  reconciiiiition  ;  to. wit,  that  God  was,  in 
Christ,  reconciling  the  world  unto  himself,  not  imputing  their 
trespasses  unto  them,  and  hath  coininitted  unto  us  the  word 
of  reconciliation.  No\v  tiiea  we  are  ambasr^adors  for  Clirist, 
as  though  G^d  did  beseech  you  by  us ;  we  pray  you  in  Christ's 
steid,  be  ye  reconciled  to  God."  Concerning  the  refutation 
of  false  doctrine,  the  same  apostle  saith,  Tit.  1.9.  *■'■  That  a 
minister  must  hold  fast  the  faithful  word  of  God,  that  he  may 
be  able  by  sound  doctrine,  both  to  exnort  and  convince  the 
gainsaycrs." 

Secondly.  It  is  tlie  o/fme  of  the  ministers,  publicly  to  call 
upon  the  name  of  tlie  Lord  in  behalf  of  the  whole  congre- 
gation ;  for  that  which  the  apostles  say,  we  will  give  oi'rs'^lves 
fontinnilly  to  jprnycr  arA  t)  the  minislry  of  the  word,  fs  com- 
mon to  these  pastors  witli  the  apostles ;  to  which  St.  Paul  al- 
luding, thui  speaketh  to  Timothy  :  **  I  exhort  therefore, 
that  drst  of  all,  .supplications,  prayers,  intercessions,  and  giv- 
ing of  thanks,  be  made  for  all  men  ;  for  kings,  and  for  al! 
that  are  in  autliority,  ^r.     1  Tim.  li.  1  and  *i. 

Thirdlj;.  Their  office  is,  to  administer  the  sacrament?, 
which  the  L/ard.  hatii  iiistiluted  as  f^eals  of  his  grace  :  as  is 
evident  from  the  command  given  by  Christ  to  the  apostles, 
and  in  tiiem  to  all  pastois,  bnptise  Vnim  in  Vie  name  of  the 
Father,  and  of  the  Son,  arid  of  Vie  Holy  Gkosf.  Likewise, 
fori  have  reckived  of  Uie  Lord,  ihot  ivldrh  also  I  dtilxered 
nnh  y>?z,  Uial  Vic  Lord  Jum  Viz  same  iiipit  in  which  he  waf 
betrayed,  //r. 

Finally,  it  is  the  duty  of  the  minister;?  of  the  word,  to  heep 
the  chinch  of  God  in  good  discipline,  and  to  govern  it  in  sue}' 
a  manner  as  tiie  Ij<»rd  hath  ordained  ;  for  Ciirist  having 
spoke  of  tiie  ciirislian  dJKcipline,  .say-:  to  his  ajiostle?,  rohatso- 
ev.r  ye  shall  birul  (.n  earth  shall,  be  bound  in  heaven.  And 
Paul  will  have  the  minister?}  know  liow  to  rule  their  own 
hoa.se,  since  theyotlivrAise  iieith<''rc;in  provide  for,  nor  rule 
the  churcli  of  God.  Thl-  i^  the  reason  why  the  pastors  arr. 
in  scripture  called,  iiiwirdi  nfGod,  and  bi.hops,  that  is,  over 
seers  and  watclimen,  for  they  have  the  oversight  of  the 
house  of  God,  wiierein  tliey  ar«rconvcT:ant,  to  the  end,  thaf. 
•'very  thing  m\y  be  transacted  with  good  order  and  decen- 
'V  ;  and  alro  to  open  and  shut,  with  tlic  keys  of  tlic  kinT, 


58B  ORDINATION. 

dom  of  heivrn,  committed  to  them,  according  to  the  chS^e 
given  them  by  God. 

From  tlie^e  thinp  may  be  learned,  what  a  glorious  yrorHi 
tlie  miiii.sterial  office  is,  since  so  great  thinors  are  effected  by 
it ;  ycd,  how  liighly  necessary  it  is  for  man's  Faivatiocr, 
whicli  is  al^  the  reason  why  the  Lord  will  have  sucli  an  office 
always  to  remain  :  for  Ciirist  said  when  he  s^^nt  forth  his 
apostles  to  officiate  in  tiiis  holy  function,  Lo^Iam  always  mth 
yoii^  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world  ;  where  we  see  his  ph^a?- 
ure  i?,  that  tliis  holy  office  (for  the  [>ersons  to  ivhom  he  here 
speaketh,  could  not  live  to  the  end  of  the  world)  should  al- 
ways he  maintained  chi  earth.  And  therefore  Paul  exhorteth 
Timothy,  to  commit  that  which  he  had  heard  ofhim^  to  faith- 
ful men,  who  are  able  to  teach  others^  as  he  also^  having  ordain- 
td  Titus  minister,  further  commanded  him,  to  ordain  elders 
in  every  city.  Tit.  1.  5. 

Forasmuch,  therefore  as  we,  for  tlie  maintai.iing  of  this  of- 
fice in^the  church  of  God,  are  now  to  ordain  a  new  mini."<ter 
of  the'word,  and  havin;^  sufficiently  spoke  of  the  office  of  such 
persons,  therefore  you  .^^  bhall  answer  to  tlie  following  ques- 
tions, wliich  shall  be  propostd  to  you,  to  the  end  that  it  may 
appear  to  all  here  present,  that  you  are  inclined  to  accept  of 
thi.>»  office  as  above  described. 

First  I  ask  thee,  Aviietiier  thou  feelert  iu  thy  heart  that 
thou  '>rt  lawfully  called  of  God's  church,  a;)d  tliercforc  of 
God  Iiimself,  to  this  hoh  ministry  ? 

Secondly.  AVliether  tliou  dost  beli<^ve  the  books  of  the 
old  ajid  new  testament  to  be  the  only  word  of  GoH,  and  tlic 
perfect  doctrine  unto  salvation,  and  dost  reject  all  doctrines; 
wuugnant  thereto  ? 

Thirdly.  U'hcther  thou  do?t  promise  faithfull}''  to  dis- 
ih'W/.K  thy  office,  accordinii  to  the  sajne  doctrine  as  above 
dc-'-ribed,  and  to  adorn  it  with  a  godiy  life  :  also,  to  submit 
thyself  in  case  titou  shonldi  st  become  d.diuquent  either  in 
Mie  or  doctrine,  to  ecrlesiastical  admonition,  according  to  tl>c 
public  ordinance  o^  the  churches  ? 

Anmrr.     V'es,  truly,  v/Ith  all  my  heart. 
Then  the  Minister,  who  4id  demand  thn.ie  qwMifms  of  him,  and 

olkr.r  M'nisters  nko  arz'orcsfn*^  shall  irj  Uieir  hand^"^  en 

his  head,  and  sn.y, 

(1  Ol)  our  heavenly  Fa<lu-r,  who  hath  called  lljee  to  Vkp 
T  holy  ministry,   enil°;;itp.n  t; ice  with  his  Holy  Spirit^ 
streupftht  n  t.hee   w'lth  his  hand,  and   fo  £:ove:u  t.hee  in  tiiy 
^•'  Tills  ceremony  shall  tiot  be  r.=:e.d  in  ordahiin!^  t^-  -  -^'-v 
li'wc  bef«r?*.  Ijcp,  in  fhov.^r.!;'^/. 


Ordination.  ssa 

i«i(ji.  L:y,  ijiLit  tlioii  mnypst  decently  and  fruitfully  Wcilk 
fiierein,  to  the  glory  of  Ins  nams,  and  the  propagation  of  the 
kingdojn  of  liis  Son  Jesus  Christ.  Amen. 
T/fn  the  Mlixidcr  shall,  frmn  the  jnilpit,  exhort  (he  ordained 
Mi:wiicr,  and  the,  congregation,  in  the  folLoivins  maiintr  : 
"  rr^AKE  heed,  therefore,  beloved  brother,  and  fello'.v- 
jL  Ktrvant  in  Christ,  unto  yours^^lf  and  to  all  the  flock, 
over  T^hich  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  made  you  overseer,  to  feed 
the  ciiurcfl  of  God  whicli  he  hnth  purchased  wit'i  liis  own 
blood  :  lo^'C  ChrJ<t,  and  feed  his  sli'^t^p,  taking  the  oversis^ht 
of  the-n  not  by  constraint,  but  Tyilliu;j;ly  :  not  for  (ilthy  lu- 
rn^  but  of  a  rcridy  mind,  neither  as  being  lord  over  GotPs 
he^itd^e,  but  as  an  e.>^am;dc  to  the  flock.  Be  an  example  of 
he uc vers,  in  word,  ia  cx)uversation,  in  ch.^rity,  in  spirit,  in 
f.il  J,  in  purity.  Give  attendance  to  readiii«:,  to  erdioitation, 
to  dccl-ine.  Noj^lect  not  the  j!;ii't  tlmt  is  in  tliee,  meditate 
upon  tli05e  things,  give  tliyself  wholly  to  tliem,  that  tiiy  prof- 
it uig  may  api^ear  to  all  :  take  hoed  lo  thy  doctrine,  and  con- 
tiiiue  steuKiF.t  therein.  Bear  patiently  ail  surFerings,  and  op- 
pr:ssio;i7,  as  a  goo^i  Folaier  of  Jesus  Ciiri^t,  for  in  doing  this 
rl.oii  shalt  both  save  tliyself  and  them  tl^at  hear  thee.  And 
when  the  chief  Shepherd  siiall  appear,  thou  shalt  receive  a 
'I'  vjwn  of  glory  that  fadetii  not  away." 

''  And  you  likcM'ise,  beloved  chris^tlan??,  receive  this  your 
i:  Ir.i.ster  in  the  Lord  with  all  glefdaf:."^,  *  and  hold  sucii  in're- 
)utalion :'  Remember  that  God  himself  through  him  speakcth 
unto  and  beseechetii  you.  Receive  the  word,  which  he,  ac- 
cording to  the  scripture,  shall  preach  unto  you  *  not  as  the 
word  of  man,  but  (as  it  is  in  truth)  the  word  of  God.'  Let  the 
(Vet  of  those,  that  preach  tlio  gospel  of  peace,  and  bring  glad 
tidings  of  good  things,  be  beauti^'ul  and  pleasaTit  unto  you, 
Of)ey  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and,  suhmic  your- 
selves ;  for  they  wat'-;h  for  your  soula,  as  they  that  must  give 
:i(Xount,  that  tliey  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not  with  grief: 
tor  that  ia  unprofitable  for  you.  If  you  do  tiiese  things,  it 
shall  come  to  pas.^,  that  the  peace  of  G^xl  sliall  enter  into 
y<;ar  houses,  and  that  you  who  receive  this  man  in  the  name 
of  a  prophet,  sliall  receive  a  propiiet's  reward,  and  througk 
iiis  preaching,  believing  in  Cariit,  shall  through  Clirist  in- 
herit life  eternd." 

8iuce  no  man  i>^of  himself  fit  for  any  of  these  things,  h;t  us 
cf  !l  upon  God  witi*  thanksgiving  : 

"ft/JERriFtUi  Father,  ve  tlinnk  thee  tliat  it  pleas-th 

X  <X  tiiee,  by  the  miuislry  of  me;i,  to  gather  a  churc:i  \^ 

41. 


590  ORDINATION. 

thyself  unto  life  eternal,  from  ainong.-:t  the  lost  children  cA 
men  :  we  hle?^  tliee  for  so  gr}lc^oll^;ly  providing  the  church 
in  this  place  with  a  faithful  minister,  we  beseech  thee  to 
qualify  him  daily  more  and  more  by  the  holy  spirit,  for  the 
ministry  to  which  thou  hiist  ordained  and  called  him  :  en- 
lighli^n  his  understanding  to  comprehend  thy  holy  word,  and 
give  him  utterance,  that  he  may  boldly  open  liis  moutli,  to 
make  known  and  dispense  the  mysttnies  of  the  gospel.  Endue 
him  with  wisdom  and  valour,  to  rule  the  people  arij^ht  over 
which  he  is  set,  and  to  preserve  them  in  christian  peace,  to 
tlie  end  that  thy  c!mrch  under  his  administration  and  by  his 
good  example,  may  increase  in  number  and  in  virtue.  Grant 
him  courage  to  bear  the  difficulties  and  troubles  which  he 
m\y  meet  vrith  in  his  ministry,  •  that  being  strengtiiened  hy 
the  comfort  of  thy  spirit,  }\e  may  remain  stedfast  to  the  end, 
and  be  received  with  all  faithful  servants  into  the  joy  of  lii*? 
master.  Give  thy  grace  also  to  tliis  people  and  chui:h,  tiiat 
they  may  becomine;ly  de;)ort  themselves  towards  lids  their 
minister  ;  that  they  m?y  acknowledge  him  to  be  sent  of  thee  ; 
that  they  may  receive  his  doctrine  witli  all  reverence,  and 
submit  themi^elves  to  his  ex:hortations.  To  the  end  that  they 
may,  by  his  word,  beiie  v'ing  in  Christ,  be  made  partakers  of 
eternal  life.  Hear  us,  O  Father,  tiirongh  t!iy  beloved  Son,  who 
hath  thus  taught  us  to  pray — Our  Fatiikr,  kc. 


THE  FORM 

FOR  ORDAINING  ELDERS  AND  DEACONS, 

JVhen  ordained  at  the  .mmc  time.    But  if  they  arc.  orddincd 
sejp'iratthj^  this  form  shall  be  used  as  occaaion  rehires. 

BEIjOVED  Christians,  you  know  that  we  have  several 
times  pu^dished  unto  you  the  names  of  our  brethren 
here  present,  wiio  are  chosen  to  the  oluce  of  elders  and  dea- 
cons in  this  church,  to  the  end  that  we  miglit  know  wjiether 
any  person  had  aught  to  allege,  why  they  should  not  be  or- 
dained in  their  respective  ofHces  ;  and  whereas  no  one  iiath 
appeared  iHifore  urJ,  who  liath  alleged  any  thing  lawful 
vg-iiHi^t  theuj,  we  siiall  therefore  at  present,  in  the  name  of 
the  f.')rd,  proceed  to  their  ordination. 

Dut  llrt,!,  you,  who  are  to  hv.  ordained,  and  all  those  who 
are  here  present,  shall  aitend  to  a  short  declaration  from 
the  word  of  God  concerning  liif  institution  and  the  office  of 
elder«and  deacons  :  of  the  ehUtrs  is  to  be  observed,  tiiat  the 
void  elder  or  clde'-t  (which  is  taken  out  of  the  old  te^tu 


ORDINATION.  591 

■;iient,  and  signir;etli  a  person  who  i-  placed  in  an  bonoui:i 
ble  ofHce  of  f  ovcmment  over  others)  is  applied  to  two  sorts 
of  persons  who  minister  in  the  church  of  Jesus  Christ :  for 
the  apostle  saith,  ^'  the  elders  that  rule  avcU,  sliall  be  count- 
ed wortliy  of  double  honour,  especially  they  who  labour  in 
the  word  and  doctrine.''*  Hence  is  evident  that  there  were 
two  sorts  of  elders  in  the  Apostolic  church,  the  former  where- 
of did  labour  in  the  word  and  doctrine,  and  the  latter  did  not. 
The  first  were  the  ministers  of  the  word  and  pastors,  who 
])reached  the  gospel  and  administered  the  sacraments ;  but 
the  others,  who  did  not  lal)our  in  the  word,  and  still  did 
sexwe  in  the  church,  bore  a  particular  ofirce,  namely,  they 
Ir-id  the  ovcrsi;rlit  of  tlie  church,  and  ruled  the  same  with 
the  ministers  of  the  word  :  for  Paul,  Rom.  chap.  12,  havini: 
spoke  of  the  ministry  of  the  word,  and  also  of  the  office  of 
distribution  or  deacoaship,  speaketh  afterwards  partiv-ularly 
of  this  office,  saying  :  *'  he  that  ruleth,  let  him  do  it  witU 
diligence  :'» likewise,  in  another  place,  he  counts  government 
among  the  gifts  and  oflices  which  Gcd  hath  instituted  in  tiie 
church  :  1  Cor.  12.  Thus  we  see  that  these  sorts  of  mlni^'- 
U'Ti  are  added  to  the  others  wh.o  preach  the  gospel,  to  aid 
and  assist  them,  as  in  the  old  testament  tlie  common  Le- 
vites  were  to  the  priests  in  the  service  of  the  tabernacle,  in 
tho-e  things  which  they  could  not  perform  alone  :  notwith- 
standing the  olBces  always  remained  distinct  one  from  the 
other.  Moreover  it  is  proper  that  such  men  should  be  join- 
ed to  the  ministers  of  the  word  in  the  government  of  the 
chTirch,  to  the  end,  that  thereby  all  tyranny  and  lording  may 
be  kept  out  of  the  church  of  God,  which  may  sooner  creep  in, 
wiien  the  government  is  placed  in  the  hands  of  one  alone, 
or  of  a  very  few.  And  thus  the  ministers  of  the  word,  to- 
gether with  the  elders,  form  a  bo^ly  or  assembly,  behig  as  u 
council  of  tiie  church,  representing  the  w^hole  church ;  to 
wliich  Christ  alludes  when  he  saitli,  '^  Tell  tlie  churcli" — 
wliich  can  in  no  wise  be  understood  of  all  and  eveiy  mem- 
ber of  tlie  church  in  particular,  but  very  propeily  of  tho^e 
vho  govern  the  churcli,  out  of  which  they  are  chosen. 

Therefore,  iu  the  first  place,  the  oiiice  of  the  elders  i.s,  to 
f^ether  with  tiie  ministers  of  the  word,  to  take  the  ovcrsiglit 
of  the  church,  whicii  is  committed  to  them,  and  diligently  to 
look,  wliether  every  one  properly  deix>rt;i  himself  in  hi.^ 
*  confession  and  conversation  ;  to  admonish  those,  who  behave 
themselves  disordetly,  and  to  prevent,  a>  much  as  po^sihh*, 
tlie  sacraments  from  being  profaned  :  al  o  to  act  (according 
to  the  christian  diiscipline)  a^in.^t  the  impenitent,  and  to  re- 
ceive the  f)enitent  a^ain  into  the   bosom  ol'  ti\e  rhurrh,  a^ 


5'92  OHDINATION. 

doth  not  only  appear  from  the  alDOvementloned  saying  ^ 
Christ,  bill  dho  from  many  other  pl'aces  of  holy  writ,  as  1 
Cor.  chr.p.  [>.  and  2  Cor.  clmp.  li.  that  these  things  are  not 
alone  intrusted  to  one  or  two  persons,  bat  to  many  wlio  are 
ord'iine'i  thereto. 

Stcojidly.  Since  the  apo?tlc  cnjoineth,  that  all  things  shall 
he  (I'jnc  decently  and  in  oidtr^  au)on2;st  christians,  and  that 
no  olher  ix;rfons  oui^ht  to  scive  in  the  church  of  Chri?t,  but 
tho.'C  ^v^.o  are  lawfully  called,  according;  to  the  chrl.vtian 
ordinance,  therefore  it  is  also  tha  duty  of  the  elder*  to  \my 
regard  to  it,  and  in  all  occurrence?,  which  relate  to  tlie  wel- 
faie  and  f^ood  order  of  tiie  church,  to  he  assistant  witli  their 
good  counsel  and  advice,  to  the  niiDif>ters  of  the  word,  yea, 
al'jO  to  serve  all  cliri?  tians  wit'i  advice  and  conscdation. 

Thirdly.  It  is  ahotlielr  duty  particalarly  to  have  re'!;ard 
unto  t)ie  doctrine  and  conversation  of  Vk-  nnni>t(  r^  of  the 
Vvord,  to  the  end  that  all  things  may  he  direcled  to  the  edill- 
cjtion  of  the  church  ;  and  that  no  stranc:e  doclrin<'  he  taught, 
arcordin*^  to  that  which  we  read,  Acts  20,  where  the  apostle 
cxhorteth  to  wi.tch  diligently  a;?;ainst  the  wolves,  wliich 
n;i:^ht  come  into  the  sliecivfold  of  Christ  j  for  the  perform- 
ance of  which,  tiie  elders  are  in  duty  bound  diligently  to 
^e  irch  the  word  of  God,  and  continually  to  be  meditating  on 
the  mysteries  of  fnith. 

Concerning  the  Deacons  ;  of  the  origin  and  institution  of 
their  office  we  may  read.  Acts  6,  where  we  End  tiiat  the  apos- 
tles themselves  did  in  the  beginning  serve  the  poor,  *'  At 
wliose  feet  was  brought  the  price  of  the  thingis  thatvrerc  sold  r 
and  distribution  way  made  unto  every  man,  according  ns  hf 
had  need.  But  afterwards,  wlien  a  murmuring  aros.e,  be- 
cause the  widows  of  the  Grecians  were  ne:^Vcted  in  the  dai- 
ly ministration :"  men  were  chosen  (by  the  ;ulvico  of  the  npo£- 
tles)  wiio  should  make  the  hcrvice  of  the  poor  their  peculiai' 
business,  to  tiie  end  that  the  ajK^stles  'ndq;hi  a.nilninlhj  g-itp 
thtmselves  to  prayer,  aiiff.to  the  ^nimslry  qf  VtC  n^rd.  And 
ti.is  has  been  continued  from  tlrat  time  forv.'ard  in  tlic rhurch, 
as  appears  fFom  Hojn.  12.  Where  tlie  apostif*,  sprnlvint:  of 
this  office,  saith,  "  he  that  giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  sim- 
plicity." And  1  Cor.  1l\'JS,  speaking  of  helps,  he  m(Mn«< 
tho  t',  M'!io  are  ap)v>inted  in  the  dunch  to  help  and  -.msist  the 
poor  anil  indigent  in  time  of  need;  from  which  pas.sageij  wc 
may  easily  gather,  what  the  dr^con^s  olJice  is,  nimely,  that 
tlicy  in  the  Hrst  pi  ice  collect  and  preserve  with  the  greatest 
{ideldy  and  dilig<  iice,  the  alms  and  goods  which  are  given  to 
th.*  i)Oor  :  yea,  to  do  their  utmost  endeavours,  that  many 
good  means  be.  procured  for  the  r^dief  of  the  joor 


ORDINATION,  59fJ 

The  seconJ  pnrt  of  their  office  consists  in  disirlbutioii, 
wherein  are  not  only  required  discretion  and  prudence  te 
bestow  the  alms  only  on  objects  of  charity,  but  al>(»  cheerful- 
ness; and  simp>icity  to  assist  the  poor  with  compassion  and 
heart>^  afTection  :  as  tlie  apodlle  requires,  Rom.  chap.  12. 
and  2  Cor.  chnp.  9.  For  which  end  it  is  very  beneflcial, 
^hat  they  do  not  only  administer  relief  to  the  poor  and  in- 
dijient  witli  external  gifts,  but  aho  Avith  comfortable  words 
from  scripture. 

To  the  end  tiie^efore,  beloved  brethren,  N.  N.  that  eve- 
ry one  may  hear,  that  you  are  willing  to  take  your  respective 
officeM  upon  you,  ye  shall  answer  to  the  following  questions. 

And  in  the  first  place  i  ask  you,  both  elders  and  deacons^ 
wMietlier  ye  do  not  feel  in  your  hearts,  that  ye  are  lawfully 
called  of  God's  church,  and  consequently  of  God  himself,  to 
these  your  respective  holy  oflices  ? 

Secondly.  Whether  ye  believe  the  books  of  the  old  and 
new  testament  to  be  the  only  word  of  God,  and  the  perfect 
doctrine  of  salvation,  and  do  reject  all  doctrines  repugnant 
thereto  ? 

Thirdhj.  Whether  ye  promi?  e,  agreeably  to  said  doctrine, 
faithfully,  according  to  your  ability,  to  discharge  your  re- 
spective offices,  as  they  are  here  described ;  ye  elders  in  the 
government  of  tlie  churcli  together  witli  the  ministers  of  the 
word  :  and  ye  deacons  in  the  ministration  to  the  poor  ?  Do 
ye  also  jointly  promise  to  walk  in  all  godliness,  and  to  sub- 
mit yourselves,  in  case  ye  should  become  remiss  in  your  du- 
ty, to  tl)e  admonitions  of  the  church? — V\^o\\  which  they 
yhall  answer.      Yts. 

Then  the  Minuter  shall  say, 

The  Alniight>'  God  and  Father,  replenisli  you  all  with  hi? 
grace,  that  ye  may  faithfqlly  and  fruitfully  diacharjre  your 
respective  offices.     Jmcn. 

The  Miniskr  shall  further  exhort  ihcm^  and  the  n-hule  con- 
grtg'ition^  in  the  follojvcno;  »w?i?h>*  : 

Therefore,  ye  elders,  be  diligent  in  the  frovemmfnt  of 
th'^  church,  whicji  is  committed  to  you,  and  tiie  ministers  of 
tlie  '^'ord.  Be  also,  as  watclinien  over  the  liou^e  and  city  of 
God,  faithful  to  admonish  and  to  caution  every  one  again-:t 
ins  ruin,  lake  heed  that  purity  of  doctrine  and  godliness 
of  life  be  maintaiised  in  the  church  of  Goi.  And,  ye  r*f\ic.on«, 
bn  diligent  in  collecting  the  alms,  j>nidenl  and  cheerful  in  tlie 
'^irtributicii  of  the  same  :  assist  the  opnressed,  prcviilc  Ibr 


501  ORDINATION. 

tkc  true  Tvidows  and  orphans,  show  liberality  unto  all  me^, 
i^ut  especially  to  the  household  of  faltli. 

Be  ye  all  M'ith  one  accord  faitlif'il  in  your  oflTices,  and  hold 
ike  myHtery  of  the  faith  in  a  pure  c-juscience^  neing  good  ex- 
amples unto  all  the  people.  In  so  doing  you  will  purchase  to 
y^mrscviis  a  good  degree,  and  great  boldness  in  the  faith,  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesitr.,  and  heretfter  enter  into  the  joy  of  yiur 
L'ird.  On  the  other  hand,  beloved  christians,  receive  these 
men  as  servant-s  of  God  :  coujt  the  elders  that  nde  well 
worthy  of  double  honour,  give  yoursches  willingly  to  their 
io'^pection  and  government.  Provide  tiie  deacons  with  good 
means  to  a'ssist  the  indigent.  Be  charitable,  ye  rich,  give  lib- 
erally, and  contribute  willingly.  And,  ye  ix)or,  he  poor  in 
spirit,  and  deport  yourselves  ret^pectfully  tovvard.s  your  ben- 
efactors, be  thankful  totliem,  and  avoid  niurmunng  ;  follow 
Chri;  t,  for  the  food  of  yoiir  soul.s,  but  not  lor  bread.  Let 
him  that  hath  stolen  (or  w  ho  h«.th  been  bllrtilen^onle  to  Ids 
neighbours)  steal  no  more  :  but  rat/ier  let  himlahoM-r,  mark- 
ing with  his  Imnds  the  thi::gs  which  are  good,  that  he  may 
give  to  him  fJiat  necddh.  Eacii  of  you,  doing  these  things 
in  your  respective  callings,  shall  receive  of  the  Lord,  the  re- 
ward ff  righteousness.  But  since  we  are  unable  of  ourselves, 
let  us  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying, 

OLORD  God  and  heav-nly  Father,  we  thank  thee  tlmt 
it  hath  pleased  tliee,  for  the  better  edification  of  thy 
church,  to  ordain  in  it,  besides  the  ministers  of  the  word,  ru- 
lers and  assistants,  by  whom  thy  church  may  be  pre.-^erved 
m  peace  and  prosperity,  and  the  indigent  assisted  ;  and  that 
thou  hast  at  present  granted  us  in  tliis  jdnce,  men,  who  are  of 
good  testimony,  and  we  hope  endowed  with  thy  spirit.  U'c 
beseech  thee,  replenisli  them  more  and  more  with  sucli  gifts, 
as  are  necessary  for  them  in  their  ministratica  ;  with  the 
gifts  of  wisdom,  courage,  diserelion,  and  benevolence,  to  ^he 
end  tliat  every  one  may,  in  hii  respective  olllce,  acquit  him- 
self as  is  becoming  ;  tiie  elders  in  taking  diligent  heed  unto 
the  doctrine  and  conversation,  i'l  keepi.ng  out  tiie  wolves  from 
the  sheci>-fold  of  thy  beloved  Son  j  ami  in  admoni.'^hing  and 
reproving  disorderly  person.s.  In  like  manner,  the  deacons 
in  carefully  receiving,  and  liberally  and  piudently  distribu- 
ting of  the  alms  to  the  poor,  and  in  comr'>rting  them  v.ith  thy 
holy  wonl.  Give  gnice  both  to  the  ciders  and  deacons,  that 
they  may  persevere  in  their  faithful  labour,  and  never  Ijecome 
weary  by  reribon  of  any  trouble,  ji.iin  or  per.-rcution  of  the 
woiid.  Grant  also  e.^i)ecially  thy  divine  grace  to  tliis  people, 
over  who:u  tliev-  u;«  placed,  thai  th'^y  mny  ivillin;;ly  fcobmiT 


MARRIAGE.  5^:,' 

'  ,.i-tii<;el\«*''  to  Ihc  good  rdiorlations  of  the  eldern,  counting; 
tlu'iii  Mortiiy  of  honour  for  tb.'Ir  work's  sake  ;  [-;ivR  nhto  un- 
to the  rich,  liberal  hearts  towards  thc^  [x>or,  and  to  the  jjoor 
grateful  hearts  towards  tiioj^e,  who  heln  nnd  serve  them  ;  to 
the  end  that  eveiy  one  acquiltins:  hiniatdf  ol  his  duty,  thy  ho- 
ly n  ime  may  thereby  be  ma.^nliled,  and  the  kin^dojn  ol*  t!iy 
Son  Jesus  Chriit,  eidarged,  iu  whoje  D'iine  wt  conclude  cui 
prayers,  ^c 


THE  I'ORM 

i'^OR  THE  CONFIRMATION  OF  MARRIAGE,  REFORK 
THE  CHURCH. 

WHEREAS  married  persons  are  generally,  by  rea^xa 
ot*  sin,  subject  to  nimy  troubles  and  aulictions  ;  to 
tJie  end  that  you  N.  and  N.  nho  dusire  to  have  your  inar- 
i^i^e-boTid  •publicly  conjirintd,  ktr^  in  ike  runne  of'  God^  be^ 
yore  this  church,  may  also  be  assured  in  j'our  heart:*  of  the 
certain  assistance  of  Godwin  your  afflictions,  liear  therefore 
from  the  word  of  (rod,  ho\r  honourable  the  marria'^e  sti.U'  i?, 
and  that  it  is  an  institution  of  (lod,  which  is  ple^ising  to  him. 
Wherrfere  he  also  will  {as  he  liaih  promised)  bless  and  cssht 
the  Twirritd  persons,  and  on  the  contrary,  judge  and  punish 
whorernnn^ers  and  adulterers. 

In  the  Hrst  place  you  are  to  know,  that  God  our  Fatlier, 
ejler  he  had  created  heaven  and  earth,  and  nil  ihnt  in  tlttm  is, 
Diade  man  in  hi.-:  own  inr-ige  and  likene>s,  ihd  he  skould  kave 
dominion  over  ttte  beasts  of  the  Jidd,  over  the  Jish  of  the  iea, 
and  over  the  fowls  if  the  air.  And  ;dter  he  had  created  n.rm, 
he  said,  "  It  i.s  not  good  that  man  should  be  rdone,  I  will  make 
liim  an  help-meet  for  him."  j4nd  the  Lord  cnised  a  deep 
sleep  to  fall  upon  Adnm,  end  he  slept ;  end  he  took  ^me  of  nis 
ribs,  and  cUs^d  up  the  fitsk  inHcad  Vterfff  Aiui  the  nb 
which  the  Ijord  God  hid tiikini  from  man,  made  'le  a  UK'mjn, 
and  brought  her  unto  the  min.  And  Adam  said,  this  is  n'lv 
bone  of  my  bone,  and  flesh  (f  my  flesh  :  ske  shall  be  called 
womnn,  because  she  wus  takui  oat  <f  m/in.  Thereiore  sirall 
a  man,  leave  his  father,  and  Ids  uiottier,  and  shall  cleave  un- 
to his  wife,  and  they  iwo  s!iall  be  one  flesh.''  Tkenfore  ye 
are  not  to  doubt,  but  Vial  the  marriid  si  de  is  plaising  to  f.'ie 
Ijyrd,  sinte  he  made  unto  Adiini  his  Jvife,  brou;^id  r.nd  t^-vc 
her  kinLStlf  h  him  f/y  be  his  nfe  ;  nitnessing  Uicreby  t''u.l  h^ 
,  dotk  yet  as  nit/i  his  hand  bring  unij  cvcri/  :n.m  his  nfc  Jt^)-*' 
^s  reason  the  Lord  Jc5W5  Chiist  did  also  highly  tionour  it 


5^Q  MARRIAGE. 

'Tijith  hi3  prer^C'icc,  ci/Vs  and  mirachs  in  Cana  qf  Galilee,  fo 
nkorv  thereby  Ihnl  tkis  holy  state  ouzht  to  be  krpf.  honoura.hli^ 
bif  'ill,  and  thai  he  will  aid  and  pi'jtf.d  mirri^d  persons,  even 
Tvhen  ihcy  arc  lensl  dcservin-^  it.  But  thai  yru  m.nj  live  godly 
in  this  sf'te.  you  must  knoiv  the  reaso-fis  rvher(fo)e  C-d  hatk 
imtiinied  Ike  S'/me.  The  first  rensm  is,  thai  (ach  faithfully  as- 
sist the  other,  in  all  things  thai  belong  to  this  life,  mid  a  hc'ttr. 

Secondly.  7%'jt  they  bring  up  the  children,  rvhich  the  Lord 
rhrrJl  give  them  in  the  true  knowledge  andfear  of  God,  to  his 
f;lory,  end  their  salvdion. 

Tliiidl)\  Thnt  each  ofVicm,  avoiding  all  uncleajincss  and 
evil  lush,  may  lit-  nith  a  good  and  quirt  ronsciep.rr. 

For,  to  avoid  fornicatio'n,  let  every  Manliave  his  07in  ivfe, 
and,  every  Woman  her  07vn  husband ;  insomuch  that  all,  nho 
are  come  to  their  years,  and  have  not  the  gft  of  continnice, 
(ire  bound  hy  the  command  of  God.  to  ent>  r  into  the  nvirriage 
itafe,  with  knowledge  and eomenl  rfpnrcnfs,  or  gimrdinns  and 
friends;  thnt  so  t/'ie  temple  of  God,  7vhich  is  aur  body,  mny 
not  be  d'filrd  ;  for,  whosoever  d'filtili  the  terttpte  rf  God,  him 
shall  God  destroy. 

jVevt^  yon  are  to  know,  ho-.v  each  is  bound  to  hoh^-vo  re- 
spectively towards  the  other,  accordinjto  tiie  word  ot'God. 

First.  Ycu,  v/lio  are  the  bridcarooia,  must  know,  thit 
God  liath  set  you  to  be  the  head  of  your  wife,  that  you,  ncv 
cordino-  to  your  ability,  s'lall  lead  her  with  discretion  ;  in- 
structing, comfoi-ling,  protecting  lier,  as  tlie  hc?d  rule?  the 
body  ;  yea,  as  Clirist  is  the  head,  wisdom,  con>oiation  and 
ashustance  to  his  church.  Be:>ides,  you  are  to  love  your  wife 
as  your  own  body,  as  Christ  Iiath  loved  his  Diurch  :  you 
eha'll  not  be  bitter  against  her,  but  dwell  witli  her  as  a  man 
of  understanding,  g^ivinjc  honour  to  the  wife  as  the  weaker 
vessel,  considering  that  y^  a^e  joint  heirs  of  tl^e  gri':e  of  life 
^hat  yoJ!r  prayers  be  not  hindered  ;  aiid  since  it  is  God^s 
oinni'md,  '■^  thnt  the  man  shn  1 1  vat  his  breed  in  the  snrai  of 
his  y"'/ct',"  Ihtrffore  you  are  to  Inbour  diligently  and  frithf al- 
ly, in  the  culling,  whert^in  God  hath  .vr/ t/om,  ih/d  ym  may 
rn-drdnin  ynurhousthAdlionesUy,  and  likeaisc  hive. something 
io  give  to  the  poor. 

In  like  manner,  niuf^t  yon,  who  are  the  b.-irle,  know,  how 
you  arp  to  carry  yourself  towards  your  h'l-bnnd.  accordin,'^"  to 
tlie  word  of  (lod  •  you  are  to  love  your  lawful  hush-.nd,  to 
honour  and  ferif  him,  as  a  ho  to  be  obrdirnt  unto  liim  in  all 
Iv.wfiil  thinr:;?,  as  to  your  Lord,  **  as  Uw  body  is  obedient  to 
♦lie  head,  and  the  church  to  Chri>t.  You  sh  dl  not  exorciee 
'\ny  d^>mini(»n  over  your  husband,  Nil  be  silent:  for  \dam 
r  uf  first  created,  and  then  Eve  to  be  an  help  to  Adar.i  :'' 


MARRIAGE.  5Ti 

and  after  the  fnll,  God  said  to  E\^e,  and  in  her  to  nil  women, 
'*'  your  will  siiali  be  subject  to  your  husband  ;'^  [you  nhnllnot 
resist  this  ordinance  of  (rod ^  but  he.  nlmilcnl  to  the  word  of  God ^ 
and  fill  nv  the  erainpks  of  godly  nomtzn^  ivhu  irwited  in  Cody 
end  ivere  snbjtcf  to  their  hushnnds  ;  "  as  SuraU  nxi'i  obcdiuif 
to  ylhraham^  calling;  him  her  lord  ."  y.m  shall  also  he  an  hclft 
to  ymr  husband  in  all  gold  urA  linful  Vdn^s^  lonkim^  tu 
your  fnmily,  and  walking  in  all  honesty  and  virtitc.  nulh- 
out  n^oridly  pruky  thai  you  may  give  an  txa7n]ple  to  others  of 
i/iodi'sty.] 

Wiinrefore  you  N.  and  you  N.  havini  now  iinderstoxl 
that  God  hath  instituted  niaiTJig^e,  and  wliat  he  comminds 
you  therein;  are  you  willin^;  tiius  to  bciiave  you'selve.<  iii 
liils  holy  ?tate,  us  yju  here  do  confess  before  this chrislian  firs- 
SQmhly,  and  d"?iioUb  that  yoa  be  contL-iiicd  in  the  same  ? 

Answer.     Ve-!, 

IVkcrcuvon  ihe  Mirdstcr  shall  say, 

I  inkpym  all,  nho  are  md  here  to  nitness,  that  there  i} 
hroUght  no  lanful  impcdimeni. 

Further  to  the  married  persons. 

Since  thtin  it  is  fit  that  you  he  furthered  in  this  your  n'-)r\\ 
the  Lord  God  confirm  your  purpose,  which  he  hatli  dv\:a 
you  ;  and  your  b^^inuing  be  in  theuams  of  the  Lord,  who 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

Hereupon  ihcy  shall  Join  hands  togptheVy  and  the  Minister 
spc:ik  Jlrsi  to  Vie  bridegroom. 

N.  Do  you  ackno\rled:;e  Iicre  l>efore  God,  and  this  hisho^ 
ly  churchj  that  you  have  taken  and  do  take  to  your  lawful 
wife,  N.  h?re  pr.^sent,  prorji^inr^  her  never  to  foi'sake  her; 
to  love  her  fait!  1  fully,  to  inaintaru  her,  as  a  faithful  and  pious 
hu-b,iud  is  hound  to  do  to  hi?  lawful  wife ;  that  you  vvill  live 
h'dlly  with  her  ;  keeping  falHi  an  i  truth  to  her  in  ail  tilings 
according  to  the  holy  j;o3pel  P  Ansrcer.  Ves. 
Afterwards  to  ihe  bnde. 

y.  Do  you  acknowledge  heie  before  God,  and  (his  his  ho- 
ly (kurch,  that  you  have  taken,  n.jd  do  take  to  your  J.wfui 
liuj^band,  N.  here  present,  promising  to  )>e  obi^divut  to  iiim, 
to  <','rve  and  assist  !iim,  never  to  forsake  hiia,  to  live  hoidy 
with  him,  keeping  faith  and  truth  to  him  in  all  thin'/s  ns  a 
jjlousand  faitliful  wife  ig  bound  to  her  l^.wful  husban<l  ac-'f.Td; 
jPjT  to  tbg  h'>]y  go-pel  ?    Anjinr.     V<  ^ 


508  CONSOLATION. 

Then  ike  Minister  shall  say^ 

The  Fothr.r  of  all  meroicn  who  of  his  grace  hath  called 
you  to  this  holy  state  of  marjiiixe,  hind  you  in  true  love 
;ind  f.iithftilness,  and  grant  you  his  hlessing.     Jmra. 

Hear  norvfroni  iht:  gocpd^  hoiv  firm  the.  hand  of  mrrrin-gc 
isj  ns  df^scrihedj  Mritthen'^  chcji.  nix.  verses  3,  4,  5,  G,  7,  3,  9. 

'•  The  Pharhccs  came  urtto  him,  iemyimo:;  hhn,  and  snyins 
unf.^  hi?n^ is  it  hmfulfor  a  man  input  awny  his  nf/e,"  &fc 

Believe  these  n'.-^y'ds  of  Christy  and  be  cerloin,  rvjd  assur-'-d, 
ihnt  cur  fjord  Gnd  k'dh  joined  you  together  in  this  holy  st'ite. 
You  are  ther'foj'e  ti  receive  whattoer  hefdsyou  therein,  niUi 
y^diencc  and  thMnks^ivin's,  nsfrom  the  hvnd  of  God,  and  thw. 
all  things  7vill  turn  to  your  advajitigc  and  salvabo^n.    Amen. 

PRAYER. 

Hearken  norv  to  the  promise  of  Gud,  from  Psalm  123. 

Blessed  is,  S^'C. 

The  Lord  our  God  replenish  you  with  kis  grace,  and  s^ant 
that  ye  may  long  live  together  in  all  godliness  and  fwlincss, 
Amen. 


lOR  THE  CON^'OLATIOX  OF   SICK  AND  DYING 
BELIEVERS. 

The  following  texts  of  Scripture  suggest  instruction  and 
confrrt. 

T,  Sin  and  dc^.th.— Psolm  31.  5.— Rom.  5.  12.— Gen.  3. 
17.  19.— Psalm ^9.  43.— Eccles.  9.  5.— Heh.  ]'S.  14  — Heb. 
n.  27.-2  tSam.  14.  14.— Job.  9.  25.  Psalm  39.  4,  5,  6,  7. 
T'>i-]c3.  12.  7.— James  4.  M— 1  Pet.  1.  24.— Ecdpf*.  3,  1,  2. 
Tob  14.  3.— A^ts  17.  2e.— Job  7.  (>.— Job  9.  23  — H^b.  11. 
13.— Psala.  JO.  10. —2  Pet.  3.  8.— Ephrg.  2.  3.— Titus  1 
16.— Psajm  11.  1  —Rom.  7.  19.— Psalm  31.  7,  8. 

II.  Ju.^tlfication  for  the  riihteousne.^s  of  Clirist,  imputed 
to  us  \rho  believe  on  him.— Pvom.  3.  21,  20,  30. — Acts  10. 
4:.  -Pliil.  3.  8.— Psalm 32.  1,  2.— Rom.  3.  i.— Rom.  II.  I  — 
is,  no,  33.— Isa.  I.  i:s.— Tit.  2.  ll.-J^mes  2.  18.— GjI.  3. 
1.3.— \cl8  1.3.  33,39.-  Ileb.  11.  O.-IIfeb.  2.  17.— Rom.  3. 
28.— Rom.  4.  21,  23.— Kom.  5.  17,  13,  19.— Jer.  23.  0.-2 
Cor.  3.  21. 

III.  Death  de^^irable  to  a  BfTiever.— 2  Cor.  5.  1  — B.- 
Kom.  7.  24.- Rom.  B.  22.-1  Cor.  13.  PJ.- l^a.  (51.  4.— 1 
Cor.  2.  9.— IValm  JU.  10.-  Psalm  34.  ),  4.-  Psalm  '.IV..  {I— 
John  11.  2,  3.— Rev.  21.  23.-Piiil.  1.  21— 23.-Joha  V^ 


CREEDS.  593 

2ii.— John  5. 24.— Luke  23.  42,  43.— Eccle?.  12.  7.— Pliil.  3. 
LH),21.  — I  Pet.  5.  10.— Rom.  8.  17,  llj.— 2  Cor.  4.  17.— 
Psalm  :^.  3.— 1  Pet.  4.  13.— Heb.  13.  12.— 1  Pet.  2.  21.— 
JaniPf!  1.  2.— Rom.  5.  3,  4,  5.— James  5.  8,  11.— Ueb.  2. 
0.— Mnt.  10.  22.-2  Tim.  4.  7,  3.— James  1.  12. 

IV.  Watch  an  J  pray.— 1  Pet.  4.  7.— Luke  12.  35—43. — 
Mat.  2:;.  l3.-~Mark  13.  33.-2  Pet.  3.  10.— Luke  21 .  34,  3G, 
Mat.  5.  8.— Mat.  15.  19.— Gal.  5.  22.— JoJm  3.  3.— Mark 
10.  14,   15.— Rom.  8.  7. 

V.  Ptesurrection  and  ^loiy. — 1  Cor.  15.  16. — Ezek.  37. 
5.— Job.  19.  25,  26. —John  5.  25,  29.— 1  Thess.  4.  l3,  17. 
2  Cor.  5.  10  —John  11.  25,  26.— John  14.  19.— Johu  17.  24. 
Rev.  3.  21.— Rev.  7.14— 17.  1  Cor.  15.  49— 57. —xUts  7, 
59.— Rev.  22.  20. 


THE  CONFESSION  OF  FAITH, 

t:0MP0SED    Vi    THE    COU.NCII.    OF    .MCE,    IN    THE    YEAR  OF    OLT. 
LORD,    325. 

"1 /ITTE  believe  in  one  God,  tlie  Father  Almighty,  Maker 
V  V  of  heaven  and  eartli,  and  of  all  thin;£s  vi.sible  and 
invisible  :  and  in  one  Lord  Jesus  Christ  the  only  begotten 
Son  of  God,  betroiten  of  his  Father,  before  all  worlds ;  God 
of  God,  Light  of  Liiht,  veiy  God  of  very  God,  be;rotten,  not 
made,  being  of  one  substance  with  the  Father,  by  whom  all 
thins;.^  were  made  :  who  for  us  men,  and  for  our  salvation, 
came  do\ni  from  lieavcn,  and  was  incarnate  by  the  Holy 
Ghost  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  and  was  made  man,  and  was  cru- 
ciiied  also  for  us  under  Pontius  Pilate.  He  suffered  and  was 
buried,  and  the  third  day  he  arose  again  according  to  tiie 
scripture?,  and  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  on  the 
right  hand  of  tlie  Fatiier.  And  he  shall  come  again  witli 
glory,  to  judge  botli  the  quick  and  the  dead ;  wliose  king- 
dom shall  liave  no  end.  And  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  wlio  spako 
by  the  prophets.  And  one  holy  Catholic  and  Apostoliti 
ctiurcli.  We  acknowledge  one  baptism  for  the  remis.sion  of 
9iiL«i;  we  look  for  lae  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  tiie  life 
of  the  world  to  come.     Amtn. 


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THE  CREFD  OF  ATHAN.\SIUS, 

WKITTfi.N    IN    THE    YE.VR    OF    OUR    LORD,   333. 

HOSOEVEH  will  be  saved,  before  all  things  it  Is 
necessary  that  he  liold  the  Catiiolic  fiaitk. — •^, 


600  CREED. 

VVhicli  faith  except  one  do  keep  whole  and  undefjcd,  will}- 
out  doubt  he  .-iicli  perish  everlastingly. — 3.  The  Catholi': 
FaitJi  is  tliiii,  that  we  worship  one  God  in  Trinity,  and  Trin- 
ity in  Unity. — 4.  Neither  confounding  the  Ferton-  nor  di- 
viding the  Substance. — 5.  For  there  is  one  Per.^on  of  the 
Father,  another  of  the  Son,  iirni  another  of  tiie  Holy  Ghost. 
().  Bat  tiie  Godhead  of  the  Father,  of  tlic  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Giiost  is  all  one  ;  the  Glory  equal,  and  the 'Majesty 
CiO-eternal. — 7.  Such  as  the  Father  is,  such  is  the  Son,  and 
such  is  the  Holy  Gliost. — 8.  The  Father  uncreated,  tiie  Son 
inicreated,  and  the  Koly  Ghost  uncreated. — 0.  Tiie  Father 
incomprehensible,  the  Son  incomprehensible,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  incomprehensible.— IG.  The  Father  eternal,  the  Son 
eternal,  and  the  Holy  Ghon.:  eternal. — II.  And  yet  there  are 
not  three  Eternals  j  but  one  Eternal. — 12.  As  also  there  are 
not  tiiree  Iacomprehen.T'iMes,  nor  three  Uncreated,  but  one: 
Lncreated,  andone  Incomprehcndble. — 13.  tJo  likewise  the 
Father  is  alu;i;^hty,  the  Son  ah^iighty,  and  the  Koly  Ghoit 
Tihni^hty. — 14.  And  yet  there  are  not  three  Almighties,  but 
one  Almifrhty. — 15.  So  the  Father  is  God,  the  Son  is  God, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost  is  God. — 16.  And  yet  there  are  not 
tiiree  Gods,  but  one  God. — 17.  So  likewise  the  Father  i^ 
Lord,  the  Son  Lord,  and  tlie  Koly  Ghost  Loi-d. — iS.  And 
yet  there  are  not  tliree  Lords,  but  one  Lord. — 19.  For,  aj-- 
we  are  conipellt-d  by  the  Chriftiau  Truth  to  acknowledr;<^ 
each  Person  by  hime^elf  to  be  God  and  Lord. — 20.  So  we 
ai-e  forbidden  by  the  Catholic  Faith,  to  say,  there  be  three 
Gods,  or  three  Lords. — 21.  The  Father  is  made  of  none, 
iiciliier  created  nor  bet;otten. — 22.  The  Son  is  of  the  Father 
vdone,  not  n.ade,  nor  created,  but  begotten. — 23.  The  Holy 
(iho^'t  is  of  the  leather,  and  of  tlie  Son,  neitiier  made,  nor 
crev.trd,  nor  begotten,  but  proceeding. — 24.  So  ti»ere  h  one 
Fatlier,  not  three  Fathers  ;  one  Son,  not  tlirecSons;  one 
Holy  Ghost,  not  three  Holy  Ghosts. — 25.  And  m  tiiis  Trin- 
irv,  there  is  not  First  nor  Last,  nor  greater  nor  less. — 2t3- 
P.ut  the  whole  three  Person.*  are  co-eternal  together,  and 
co-equal.— 27.  So  that  in  all  thin;^?,  as  it  is  aforesaid,  the 
Unity  in  Trinity,  and  Trinity  in  i'nity  is  to  be  worshipped. 
2>;.  He  therefore  that  will  be  saved,  niust  thus  think  of  tiic 
Trinity. — 20.  Furthermore  it  is  necessary  to  everlasting 
salviUon,  tliat  he  also  bidieve  rijxhtly  the  Incarnation  of 
ou!  Lord  Jesus  Cluigt.— 30.  For  the  risiht  Faith  is,  that  v  e 
eh-lieve  and  confess,  that  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Sou 
of  God,  is  Gofl  and  Man.— 31.  God  of  the  Substance  of  I  he 
Father,  he-ro^U^n  before  the  Woild  ;  and  Man  of  the  Su'> 
fctaucc  of  his  iMother,  born  ia  time, — 3;^.  Perfect  Qod,  and 


CREED.  601 

perfect  Man,  having  a  reasonable  Soul  and  a  human  Body 
o3.  Equal  to  the  Father  according  to  his  Godliead  :  and  in 
feriorto  the  Father  as  to  his  Manhood. — 34.  Who,  although 
he  be  God  and  Man,  yet  he  is  not  two  but  one  Christ. — 35. 
One,  not  by  conversion  of  the  Godhead  into  Flesh,  but  by 
taking  of  the  Manhood  into  God. — 36.  He  is  not  one  by 
Mixture  of  Substance,  but  by  Unity  of  Person. — 37.  For 
the  reasonable  Soul  and  Flesh  is  one  Man  ;  so  God  and  Man 
is  one  Christ. — 38.  Who  suffered  for  our  Salvation,  dcs 
cended  into  hell,  rose  again  the  third  Day  from  the  Dead. — 
39.  Ke  ascended  into  Heaven,  sits  at  the  rij^it  hand  of 
God  the  Father  Almighty. — 40.  From  wiience  he  shall  come 
to  jud^e  the  Quick  and  ike  Dead. — 41.  At  whose  coming,  all 
Men  s?iall  rise  again  with  their  Bodies. — 42.  And  shall  givt 
Account  for  their  own  Works. — 43.  And  they  that  have 
done  Good,  shall  go  into  Life  everlasting ;  and  ihey  that 
hav^e  done  Evil,  into  everlasting  Gre. —  J 1,  This  is  the  Cath- 
olic Faith,  which  except  a  Man  believe  faithfully,  he  cannot 
be  saved. 

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